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Author | : Simon MacDowall |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2020-10-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472841212 |
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In 1709, after eight years of war, France was on her knees. There was not enough money left in the treasury to pay, equip or feed the army and a bad harvest led to starvation throughout the kingdom. Circumstances had worsened to the point that King Louis XIV was forced to offer to end the War of Spanish Succession on humiliating terms for his country. However, the allied powers – Britain, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire – refused Louis' offer, believing that one more successful campaign would utterly destroy French power. This book examines the campaign of 1709, culminating in the battle of Malplaquet, which would prove Louis' enemies disastrously wrong. Led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy, the allied armies achieved a tactical victory – but it was a hollow one. The allies suffered 23,000 casualties to the French 11,000 in what was the bloodiest battle of the 18th century. The scale of casualties shocked Europe and led to a reversal of fortunes, with the dismissal of Marlborough and a newly confident King Louis resolving to fight on. When the war finally ended, it did so on terms favourable to France. In this illustrated title, Simon MacDowall examines the campaign in full and shows how, though it is generally accepted that Marlborough was never defeated, the Battle of Malplaquet was ultimately a French strategic victory.
Author | : André Geraque Kiffer |
Publisher | : Clube de Autores |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2024-05-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Battle Of Malplaquet, 1709, In The War Of The Spanish Succession Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The War of the Spanish Succession, fought from July 1701 to September 1714, and triggered by the November 1700 death of Charles II of Spain, was a conflict for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Philip of Anjou – grandson of the French king. Louis XIV – and Archduke Charles of Austria. On September 11, 1709 the Battle of Malplaquet was fought in the area of the present French city of Tasnières-sur-Horn. Marlborough and Prince Eugene knew that Villars had been instructed to fight by Mons and tried to induce him into a pitched battle, hoping to gain a decisive victory. In the battle simulation, I will try to correct the flaws presented in the historical analysis, testing improvements in the maneuvers. And then we will prove which maneuver will prevail, both being instructed with the best and maximum effort.
Author | : Stephen Saunders Webb |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 030017859X |
Download Marlborough's America Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Scholars of British America generally conclude that the early eighteenth-century Anglo-American empire was commercial in economics, liberal in politics, and parochial in policy, somnambulant in an era of “salutary neglect,” but Stephen Saunders Webb here demonstrates that the American provinces, under the spur of war, became capitalist, coercive, and aggressive, owing to the vigorous leadership of career army officers, trained and nominated to American government by the captain general of the allied armies, the first duke of Marlborough, and that his influence, and that of his legates, prevailed through the entire century in America. Webb’s work follows the duke, whom an eloquent enemy described as “the greatest statesman and the greatest general that this country or any other country has produced,” his staff and soldiers, through the ten campaigns, which, by defanging France, made the union with Scotland possible and made “Great Britain” preeminent in the Atlantic world. Then Webb demonstrates that the duke’s legates transformed American colonies into provinces of empire. Marlborough’s America, fifty years in the making, is the fourth volume of The Governors-General.
Author | : Michael Lee Lanning |
Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2005-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1402224753 |
Download Battle 100 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world. Throughout history, individual battles have inspired the birth of nations, the devastation of cultures and the triumph of revolutions. Yet while some battles rise up as the cornerstones of history, others fade in our cultural memory, forgotten as minor skirmishes. Why is this so? What makes a battle "important"? Celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning offers a provocative response with The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles. Lanning ranks history's 100 greatest battles according to their influence, both immediate and long-term. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lanning's rankings take us to the heart of the battles and reveal their true greatness.
Author | : John Tincey |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004-07-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781841767710 |
Download Blenheim 1704 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Osprey's study of the Blenheim campaign, Britiain's defining battle of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714). Combining one of history's most audacious strategic manoeuvres with perhaps the greatest military victory ever won by a British commander, the Blenheim campaign is rightly considered the pinnacle of the career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. On 13 August 1704, Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy faced a Franco-Bavarian army threatening to knock Austria out of the War of the Spanish Succession. In a hard-fought battle Marlborough won a resounding victory, capturing Marshal Tallard and over 14,000 men. In this book John Tincey describes how Marlborough's victory crushed his enemies, shattered the myth of French invincibility and laid the foundations for two centuries of British world dominance.
Author | : Michael McNally |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 2014-10-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782008241 |
Download Ramillies 1706 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is the story of one of the great battles which forged the reputation of the Duke of Marlborough as one of history's greatest captains. His tactical intuition on the field of Ramillies led to perhaps his finest battlefield performance and paved the way for a campaign that would see much of Flanders, including vital cities such as Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp and Louvain, come under Allied control. This title, with vivid illustrations and detailed consideration of the disposition, strength and plans of the opposing forces, examines the context and consequences of the battle. It also illuminates the intense fighting at the height of the engagement, including two enormous cavalry melees in which Marlborough was unhorsed and very nearly killed.
Author | : British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1911 |
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Download Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II. --. Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1881 |
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Download Guide to the English Medals Exhibited in the King's Library ... Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1881 |
Genre | : Medals |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : Coins, English |
ISBN | : |
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