The Military Life of John, Duke of Marlborough

Harper & Brothers, 1848 - 410 من الصفحات

Sect	26

Plan of Attack by the Allied Generals	27

He deserts James II on the Invasion of the Prince of Orange	28

Commencement of the Battle	29

Sect	30

Bloody Repulse of the Prince of Orange on the Left	31

French Plan of the Campaign in Germany	32

Marlborough hastens to the Spot and restores the Battle	33

Vigorous Preparations made by Louis XIV for the Cam	179

Extreme Vexation and serious Illness of Marlborough	185

Operations of Eugene on the Right	191

Preparations of the Allies for the Siege	197

Which at length are partially successful The Forces at	217

But the Citadel is at length taken	224

238	238

243	244

Honors and Commands bestowed on Churchill He signs	34

Decisive Attack by Lord Orkney on the Center	35

Commencement of the Battle and skillful Feint of Marl	36

His able and orderly Retreat	37

Forces on both Sides and their comparative Merits	38

Villerois Efforts to restore the Battle which are unsuccessful 139	42

Attack on Blenheim which is repulsed	44

The Knowledge of this Treaty of Partition determines	47

Sect	57

Character of James II of England	66

Storming of Liege and the Chartreuse and Conclusion of	72

Rout of Prince Holstein in the Attack on Oberglau	91

Capture of all the Troops in Blenheim and Conclusion of	97

CHAPTER V	104

Fresh Treaty of Partition between France England	107

Commencement of Operations early in June on the Moselle	114

Which mars all the subsequent Operations of the Campaign	121

MAP OF FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS	141

Siege and Fall of Dendermonde	148

Singular Skill with which he avoided rousing religious Dif	165

Failure there and Retreat of Eugene	172

Violence of the Party Contests in England	178

245	245

Loss of the French and Humanity of Marlborough 40 Capture of Mons and Conclusion of the Campaign 41 Continued Decline of Marlboroughs Infl...	247

CHAPTER VI	248

CAMPAIGN OF 1710 PASSAGE OF VILLARSS LINES CAPTURE OF DOUAY AIRE BETHUNE AND ST VENANT LAST CAMPAIGN OF MAR...	253

Increase of Marlboroughs Difficulties at Home	265

Who had begun a separate and secret Negotiation with	278

The Defection of Britain saves France	291

Eloquent Speech of Lord Halifax in the House of Peers	297

Base Ingratitude of the Imperial Court to	306

Suspension of the building of Blenheim at the Public Expense	307

Character of Condé	315

Circumstances which palliate these Faults in	327

Narrow Escape from Ruin and wonderful Victory at Belgrade	335

His decided and indomitable Character already appears	341

Frederics Defeat at Hohenkirchen	347

His Character as a General	353

CHAPTER VIII	365

It was these general Causes which overturned Marlborough	385

Examples of this in later Times	391

Instance of the same Political Infatuation in our Times	397

What Course the Tories should have pursued at the Treaty	403

Great Change which the Substitution of the Female Line	409

العنوان	The Military Life of John, Duke of Marlborough
المؤلف	Archibald Alison
الناشر	Harper & Brothers, 1848
أصلي من	مكتبة نيويورك العامة
الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي	13 تموز (يوليو) 2007
عدد الصفحات	410 من الصفحات

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