Sect.

24. The Knowledge of this Treaty of Partition determines the
King of Spain to the Bequest in Favor of the Bourbons

25. Extent of the Danger which threatened the Continental Pow-

ers from this Accession to the Power of France.

26. Comparative Strength of the Forces on the opposite Sides

CHAPTER II.

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CHARACTERS OF LOUIS XIV., WILLIAM III., AND JAMES II.-COMMENCE-

MENT OF THE WAR.-BATTLE OF BLENHEIM.

1. Strange Diversity in the Characters drawn by Historians of

3. Remarkable Diversities and seeming Contradictions of his

Character.

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4. Vast Changes which he effected on France during his Reign 52

5. Which arose from his Turn of Mind coinciding with the

Spirit of the Age

6. His Virtues and Vices were alike those of his People

7. His Government was essentially feudal and monarchical

8. Unity and centralization were his great Objects

9. His Efforts to give Unity to Thought

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10. General Resemblance of his Ideas of Government to those of

Napoleon

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11. Magnificent Ideas of each as shown in their public Works

12. Atrocity of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes .

13. Which produced the Reaction against him that checked his

Power

14. Opposite Characters of Louis XIV. and William III.

15. Heroic Resistance of William to the French Invasion

16. Adaptation of the Character of William to his Destiny in Life 63

17. His Policy in War, which at length proved Victorious

18. His Character in Private

21. The Rashness and Imprudence which cost him his Throne

22. Commencement of the War .

25. Marlborough's first Mission to the Continent, and first Cam-

paign

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26. Storming of Liege and the Chartreuse, and Conclusion of the

Sect.

27. Narrow Escape of Marlborough from being made Prisoner

28. Alliance with Sweden, and Campaign of 1703. Capture of

Bonn

29. The Dutch prevent Marlborough from Fighting, and the Cam-

paign concludes with the taking of Limbourg

30. Disasters on the Upper Rhine and in Bavaria

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36. Marshal Tallard joins the Elector of Bavaria, who determines

to fight

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37. Vendôme is defeated in his Attempt to penetrate through the

Tyrol

42. Disposition of the Allies for the Attack.

38. Forces on both Sides, and their comparative Merits

39. Division of the Command between Marlborough and Eugene

40. French Position and Dispositions, with its Dangers

41. And Advantages

43. Commencement of the Battle

44. Attack on Blenheim, which is repulsed

45. Crossing of the Nebel by the Allies

46. The Cavalry with great Difficulty are got across

47. Rout of Prince Holstein in the Attack on Oberglau

48. Operations of Eugene on the Right

49. Grand and decisive Charge by Marlborough in the Center

50. Eugene's Success on the Right

51. Total Rout of Tallard, who is made Prisoner

52. Mistake by which the French Left escaped Destruction

53. Capture of all the Troops in Blenheim, and Conclusion of the

57. Capture of Landau and Traerbach, and Conclusion of the

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CHAPTER III.

CAMPAIGNS OF 1705 AND 1706.-BATTLE OF RAMILLIES, AND CONQUEST

Sect.

OF FLANDERS.

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1. Backwardness of the English Parliament in voting Supplies. 104

2. Bitter Sense which Marlborough entertained of this parsimo-
nious disposition

3. Reasons for converting the War into one of Sieges, and plac-

ing its Seat in Flanders

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4. Examples of the same Necessity being felt in subsequent Times 107

5. Extraordinary Talent of Marlborough for keeping together the

Alliance

6. Caution which the same Cause imprinted on Marlborough's

military Conduct

7. Strange Fetters which the Alliance imposed on his Conduct

of the War

8. Vigorous Efforts of the French Government

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109

9. Bold Plan of Marlborough and Eugene for the Invasion of

France

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112

10. Commencement of Operations early in June on the Moselle 114

11. Successes of Villeroi over the Allies in Flanders

114

12. Sudden March of Marlborough to their Relief

13. The Disasters of the German Troops in the Circle of Treves

render the Design abortive

14. Position occupied by Villeroi

15. His able Plan to overreach the Enemy.

16. Entire Success of the Attack on Villeroi's Lines

17. Obstinacy and Backwardness of the Dutch prevents a com-

plete Victory

18. Dutch Deputies continue their Opposition

19. Which mars all the subsequent Operations of the Campaign 121

20. The Dutch treacherously desert him

21. Marlborough's Operations on the Field of Waterloo

22. Immense Advantage thus gained by Marlborough, who had

turned the French

23. Marlborough prepares to attack the French at Waterloo

24. But is again thwarted by the Dutch Deputies

25. Marlborough is obliged to forego his Advantages

26. Complaints of the Dutch against Marlborough

27. Vexation and magnanimous Conduct of Marlborough

28. Jealousies of the Cabinet of Vienna, and the German Powers 128

29. Extraordinary Success of Marlborough in appeasing them at

Vienna

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30. And at Berlin and Hanover

31. Similarity between his present Situation and that of Welling-

ton in his early Campaigns

32. Universal Backwardness of the Allies in the Commencement

of 1706

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35. Marlborough's Maneuvers before the Battle, and Plan of

Attack

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36. Commencement of the Battle, and skillful Feint of Marl-
borough

37. Repulse of Overkirk, and imminent Danger of Marlborough
when hastening to his Relief

38. The twenty Squadrons ordered up from the Right restore

the Battle

39. Villeroi's Efforts to restore the Battle, which are unsuccessful 139

40. The Enemy, though thrown into Disorder, endeavor to rally 139

41. General Advance of the Allies, which completes the Victory 140

42. Losses of the French and the Allies in the Battle

43. And its great Results

44. Retreat of the French from Flanders, and universal Joy at
its Liberation

46. Capitulation of Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, and Oudenarde

47. Marlborough's Hopes for a speedy Peace

48. Siege and Capture of Ostend

49. Commencement of the Siege of Menin, and its great Diffi-

culties

50. It is at length carried by Assault

51. Siege and Fall of Dendermonde

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45. Magnanimous Wisdom of Marlborough in protecting the

57. Marlborough's Address obtains a renewal of the Alliance

58. His Return to England, and splendid Reception there.

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52. And of Ath, which concludes the Campaign

53. Splendid Reception of Marlborough at Brussels, and great
Results of the Campaign

54. Splendid and disinterested Conduct of Marlborough in re-

fusing the Government of the Netherlands

55. Jealousies of the Dutch, and continued Disinterestedness of

Marlborough

56. Opening of a separate secret Negotiation between the Dutch

and French

Sect.

59. Jealousy against him arises among both the Whigs and To-

ries, but he prevails at Court

60. Great Error in the subsequent Policy of England

CHAPTER IV.

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CAMPAIGNS OF 1707 AND 1708.-BATTLE OF OUDENARDE, CAPTURE OF

LILLE, AND RECOVERY OF GHENT.

1. Great Disasters experienced by France in the preceding

2. Appearance of Charles XII. of Sweden in Germany

3. His Character

4. Great Military Abilities

5. His Faults, Rashness, and Cruelty

6. Efforts of Louis XIV. to win him to his Side

7. Measures of Marlborough to counteract his Efforts

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8. Visit of Marlborough to Charles at Dresden.
9. His Address, and Success with that Monarch

10. Singular Skill with which he avoided rousing religious Dif-

ferences

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11. His satisfactory Arrangement of the Difficulties regarding

Poland

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12. Renewed Jealousies and Procrastinations of the Allied

Powers

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euvers

13. The Dutch Deputies thwart Marlborough near Nivelles
14. Which causes the Campaign to be wasted in useless Man-

15. Disasters of the Allies in Spain and on the Rhine

16. Marlborough, in consequence, strongly urges an Invasion in

the South of France

17. Selfish Conduct of Austria, which ruins the Expedition

18. Invasion of Provence by Eugene

19. Failure there, and Retreat of Eugene

20. Marlborough closes the Campaign, and returns to England 172

21. Causes of the Reaction against Marlborough and the War at

22. Change in the System of Government by the Revolution

23. Vast Increase of Loans, Taxes, and Corruption

24. Decline of Marlborough's Influence at Court, and Rise of Mrs.

Masham

25. Her great Influence

26. Violence of the Party Contests in England

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