The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Volum 1

Archibald Alison

W. Blackwood and sons, 1855

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BIRTH AND EARLY HISTORY OF MARLBOROUGH HIS SHARE IN THE REVOLUTION	1

Strange diversity in the characters drawn by historians of Louis XIV	2

Remarkable diversities and seeming contradictions of his character	3

Vast changes which he effected on France during his reign 48	4

Which arose from his turn of mind coinciding with the spirit of the age	5

His virtues and vices were alike those of his people 50 51	6

Manner in which the ambition of Louis XIV worked out its own ruin	7

Unity and centralisation were his great objects	8

Description siege and fall of Venloo	101

Marlborough commences the siege of Liege	103

Siege and fall of Liege	104

Narrow escape of Marlborough from being made prisoner	105

His enthusiastic reception at the Hague	106

Results of the campaign which was eminently favourable to the Allies	107

Still greater moral influence of these successes	108

CHAPTER III	110

His efforts to improve the public administration	9

And to give unity to general thought	10

General resemblance of his ideas of government to those of Napoleon	11

Magnificent ideas of each as shown in their public works	12

He deserts James II on the invasion of the Prince of Orange	13

Which produced the reaction against him that checked his power	14

Parallel of Napoleon and Louis XIV in the affections of the heart	15

The passion of love in both brought out the selfish feelings	16

Opposite characters of Louis XIV and William III	18

His services in 1691 in Flanders	19

His policy in war which at length proved victorious	20

His character in private	21

His failings	22

Plan of the campaign in Flanders and designs of Marlborough	24

Great power of the Bourbons at this period and general alarm which	25

Marlboroughs advice to march to Paris is overruled and it is resolved	27

Alliance with the Duke of Savoy	28

Invasion of Provence by Eugene	30

Marlborough is obliged to forego his advantages	31

Difficulties of Marlboroughs march and his junction with the Prince	34

Similarity between his present situation and that of Wellington in	37

Marshal Tallard joins the Elector of Bavaria who determines to fight	40

Marlborough arrests Vendôme and Berwick when trying to raise the siege 419	41

Marlboroughs manœuvres before the battle and plan of attack	43

Disposition of the Allies for the attack	46

Increasing difficulties of the siege	47

General advance of the Allies which completes the victory	49

Rout of Prince Holstein in the attack on Oberglau	52

Movements on both sides before the action	53

Capitulation of Ghent Bruges Antwerp and Oudenarde	55

Losses sustained on both sides during the siege	59

Dignified but unwise conduct of Godolphin and Marlborough at this	61

Glorious results of the campaign and great ability of Marlborough	66

Godolphin and Marlborough threaten to resign	67

Subsequent disasters and loss of Madrid	68

Character of James II of England 24 His good and heroic qualities 25 His great battles with the Dutch	70

The rashness and imprudence which cost him his throne	72

Character of Queen Anne	73

Commencement of the war in Italy under Prince Eugene His early life	74

Character of his warfare and his first great victory over the Turks	75

His campaigns in Italy and Germany	76

Commencement of the war	77

Forces on the side of France	78

Forces of the Allies	79

The weakness of England in land warfare from inexperience	80

Marlboroughs first mission to the Continent and first campaign	81

His efforts to induce the British cabinet to take their right place in the war	83

Great difficulties Marlborough experienced in constructing the alliance	84

At which period the Blenheim Papers commenced 35	86

Bolingbrokes character of Marlborough	87

His character by Lord Chesterfield	88

Marlborough was really a combination of both	89

His tender affection through life for the Duchess of Marlborough	90

Plan of operations for the campaign on the part of the Allies	92

And of the French ib 47 Siege and capture of Kaiserworth	93

Boufflers attempts a coupdemain against Nimeguen which Athlone checks	94

Marlborough takes the command of the army in Nimeguen	96

Force at Marlboroughs disposal and his early difficulties in the campaign	98

Movements preparatory to the siege of Venloo	99

Favourable opportunity for a general battle lost from delay of Allies	100

Political causes which have divided the Flemish provinces	111

Effect of these causes in studding the Low Countries with fortified cities	113

And their effect on the system of war	114

Effect of these causes on the results of victories	115

And in leading to the formation and strength of lines of defence	116

Campaign of 1703 illustrates the value of such lines	118

Chagrins to which Marlborough began to be exposed at home	119

Character of the Marquis of Blandford Marlboroughs only son	120

Eugenes success on the right	177

Total rout of Tallard who is made prisoner	178

Mistake by which the French left escaped destruction	180

Capture of all the troops in Blenheim and conclusion of the battle ib 59 Results of the battle	182

Causes of the defeat of the French	183

Vast results of the victory	185

Capture of Landau and Traerbach and conclusion of the campaign	186

Marlborough repairs to Berlin and Hanover	187

Marvellous results of the campaign	188

Honours and rewards bestowed on Marlborough	189

His reception at the courts of Berlin and Hanover and acquisition of Blenheim	191

CHAPTER IV	192

Backwardness of the English parliament in voting supplies	193

Causes of this singular peculiarity	194

Bitter sense which Marlborough entertained of this parsimonious dispo sition	196

Reasons for converting the war into one of sieges and placing its seat in Flanders	197

Examples of the same necessity being felt in subsequent times	199

Extraordinary talent of Marlborough for keeping together the Alliance ib 8 Extraordinary domestic jealousy to which he was exposed	200

Extraordinary jealousy of Marlborough	201

Caution which the same cause imprinted on Marlboroughs military conduct	203

Strange fetters which the Alliance imposed on his conduct of the war	204

Vigorous efforts of the French government	205

Bold plan of Marlborough and Eugene for the invasion of France	207

Commencement of operations early in June on the Moselle	208

Successes of Villeroi over the Allies in Flanders	210

Sudden march of Marlborough to their relief	211

The disasters of the German troops in the circle of Trêves render the design abortive	213

Position occupied by Villeroi	214

His able plan to overreach the enemy	215

Entire success of the attack on Villerois lines	216

Obstinacy and backwardness of the Dutch prevent a complete victory	218

The Dutch deputies continue their opposition	219

Which mars all the subsequent operations of the campaign	220

The Dutch treacherously desert him	221

68	223

Siege and capture of Ostend	261

69	263

Splendid campaign of Eugene in Italy	268

369	273

70	277

His great efforts to restore the navy and its effects	278

Death and character of Prince Louis of Baden	291

Total defeat of the Allies on the French right	308

Digression of the Austrians to Naples	314

The Queen in court is ruled by Harley and Mrs Masham	373

He makes himself master of Ghent and Bruges	385

Vendôme moves off followed by the Allies	390

Brilliant success of the French right	396

Pursuit of the enemy and humanity of Marlborough	404

APPENDIX	417

Marlboroughs letter to the Duke of Berwick urging a general peace	446

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Tittel	The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Volum 1 The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Archibald Alison
Forfatter	Archibald Alison
Utgave	3
Utgiver	W. Blackwood and sons, 1855
Original fra	New York Public Library
Digitalisert	18. jul 2007

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