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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Page 61
... battalions of infantry , after cutting their way through the hostile lines , took post in a wood , but were sur- rounded and reduced to surrender . Great part of the bag- gage and artillery , with a hundred and twenty standards , fell ...
... battalions of infantry , after cutting their way through the hostile lines , took post in a wood , but were sur- rounded and reduced to surrender . Great part of the bag- gage and artillery , with a hundred and twenty standards , fell ...
Page 67
... battalions and 164 squadrons ; and was apprised that 102 battalions and 168 squadrons were collected in the vicinity of Mons , under the command of the elector of Bavaria and the duke of Vendome . It has been generally asserted , that ...
... battalions and 164 squadrons ; and was apprised that 102 battalions and 168 squadrons were collected in the vicinity of Mons , under the command of the elector of Bavaria and the duke of Vendome . It has been generally asserted , that ...
Page 69
... battalions than we , yet I believe we have as many men ; and for certain , our troops are better than theirs . We do hope that their strength here makes them weak both on the Rhine and in Dauphiné ; so that we flatter our- selves they ...
... battalions than we , yet I believe we have as many men ; and for certain , our troops are better than theirs . We do hope that their strength here makes them weak both on the Rhine and in Dauphiné ; so that we flatter our- selves they ...
Page 70
... battalions than we , but ours are stronger . Upon the whole , I believe our army is stronger than theirs ; but considering the circumstances of France , which I take to be much worse than ours , I shall not be for venturing , unless we ...
... battalions than we , but ours are stronger . Upon the whole , I believe our army is stronger than theirs ; but considering the circumstances of France , which I take to be much worse than ours , I shall not be for venturing , unless we ...
Page 125
... battalions and 9 squadrons , but continues still in his camp . I hope this detachment will encourage the deputies , so as that I may make the march I have been proposing to them for these last six weeks . If they allow of it , my next ...
... battalions and 9 squadrons , but continues still in his camp . I hope this detachment will encourage the deputies , so as that I may make the march I have been proposing to them for these last six weeks . If they allow of it , my next ...
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