Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough: With His Original Correspondence, Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim and Other Authentic Sources, Volume 2Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... Galway . Appeal of Charles for Reinforcements . Military Movements and Correspond- ence - - 59 Death of the LVII . — Marlborough remains stationary at Meldert . Prince of Baden . Irruption of Villars into the Empire . Marlborough ...
... Galway . Appeal of Charles for Reinforcements . Military Movements and Correspond- ence - - 59 Death of the LVII . — Marlborough remains stationary at Meldert . Prince of Baden . Irruption of Villars into the Empire . Marlborough ...
Page 61
... Galway and Das Minas were anxious to profit by their supposed superiority of force . The news which arrived of the neutrality concluded for Italy , and the march of reinforcements from France , induced them to com- mence their ...
... Galway and Das Minas were anxious to profit by their supposed superiority of force . The news which arrived of the neutrality concluded for Italy , and the march of reinforcements from France , induced them to com- mence their ...
Page 62
... Galway was severely wounded in the onset of the battle ; and the remnant of the army , amounting to scarcely 6000 men , effected their escape by a disorderly retreat towards Tortosa . This stupendous victory was purchased by the enemy ...
... Galway was severely wounded in the onset of the battle ; and the remnant of the army , amounting to scarcely 6000 men , effected their escape by a disorderly retreat towards Tortosa . This stupendous victory was purchased by the enemy ...
Page 63
... Galway , whose fidelity he even questioned . The effect of this defeat was scarcely less felt in Portugal than in Spain . The court of Lisbon was not only unable to make exertions proportionate to so critical an emergency ; but fears ...
... Galway , whose fidelity he even questioned . The effect of this defeat was scarcely less felt in Portugal than in Spain . The court of Lisbon was not only unable to make exertions proportionate to so critical an emergency ; but fears ...
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... Galway ; but he felt the impropriety of continuing him in a post where his fidelity was suspected , and his person dis- liked , by the sovereign under whom he was appointed to act , particularly as the accusations against him were ...
... Galway ; but he felt the impropriety of continuing him in a post where his fidelity was suspected , and his person dis- liked , by the sovereign under whom he was appointed to act , particularly as the accusations against him were ...
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