The War of the Spanish Succession represented the second round of the great struggle by King William III of England to contain the ambitions and lust for glory of King Louis XIV of France. However, William died in 1702 and the whole of the diplomatic and military negotiations to prepare the Alliance
Malplaquet 1709: Marlborough’s Bloodiest Battle
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✦ Table of Contents
Cover
Contents
Origins Of The Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
The French
The Allies
Opposing Forces
The French Army
The Allied Armies
Opposing Plans
The French Plan
The Allied Plan
The Opening Moves
The Siege Of Tournai
The Advance On Mons
Orders Of Battle, Malplaquet
The Battle Of Malplaquet
The French Deployment
The Allied Deployment
The Opening Salvo
The Bois De Sars
Lottum’s Attack
The Dutch Attack
Villars’ Response
The Cavalry Battle
The French Retreat
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Further Reading
Index
Imprint
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