William, &c., ib. 22—his intrigues on
behalf of James II., 22-his disgrace,
arrest, &c., ib. et seq.-is released and
restored to favour, 25 et seq.-ap-
pointed preceptor to the Duke of
Gloucester, 25-marriage of his two
daughters, 26-his conduct after his
restoration to favour, ib.-appointed
commander-in-chief in the Nether-
lands, 27-death of William, and
honours conferred on him by Queen
Anne, 28, 46-his difficulties in con-
structing the alliance, ib.-lands in
Holland, 29-dying recommendation
of him by William III., 45-his first
mission to the Continent, and diplo-
matic ability shown in it, 83-his
efforts to urge on the British cabinet,
85-he is appointed commander-in-
chief, 86-Bolingbroke's character of
him, 87-and Lord Chesterfield's, ih.
-his character, 89 his affection
for the duchess, and letters to her,
90-forces and plans at the open-
ing of the campaign, 92

and capture of Kaiserworth, 93-
takes the command at Nimegen,
95-his forces, and difficulties, 37-
thwarted by the Dutch deputies, hy
99-siege and capture of Ventoo, 101
-of Ruremonde and Stevenswart, 112
--and of Liege, ib.-returns to LLRİZM,
104-made prisoner, but releed ca
the way, 105-address of the Peace
ary Heinsius to him, ib.-his reception
at the Hague and London, andi botonte
bestowed on him, -ta euroa
hitherto, 106-moral infuez divem,
107-system of war imposed RLEY
the Flemish fortresses, 113
to which subjected at home, li

of his only son, 119 et seq.- http
of his two other daughters, zi-ma
out for the Continent, 122-bin prom
for the campaign of 1763, 125 ****
and capture of Bonn, 128-ban Ba
against Antwerp and Ostendi, ils
his attempt on Antwerp, ani le par
tial success, 130-chiaLystery
accusations against him, 134-3
vented by the States from *** 4
the French lines, 185-capture Wije,
136-and Limbourg, 137

of the campaign, and his return
London, 138 his plans eneKTLÄ
with Eugene for that of 1704, 145
145 his difficulties at home, wod
letter from the queen to bits, the
his reception of the Archduke
143-sword presented by that finna

to him, 144—his cross-march into Ger
many, 147-his first interview wita
Eugene, 148 final plan concerted
between them, 149- forcing of the
camp of Schellenberg, 151 et -
further successes in Barra 145 --
ravaging of that country by a.m
-his junction with

forces under him, 159, 1-tron
of the command het veen 1.03 and
Eugene, 11-spanř Hines #
Blenheim, 153-as ninet low, ma
the attack, idő-nactie vyf Benuer
167-his moments "age I
siege and tapture Anal
Traerbach, 134 - wssiterou my
plies obtained from Pura e

—his retira to London a 1923 12 $
the campaign, 19-reneur, Szám. A
on him - metra

Marlborough duke of, continued.

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powers, 229-repairs to Vienna and
Berlin, 230-his success in appeasing
the jealousies of Austria, 233-his
reception there, 234-his efforts in
Prussia and Hanover, 235-parallel
between his situation and Welling-
ton's, 236-his reception, &c., in Eng-
land, 237-his project for a union of
parties, 238-returns to the Continent,
ib.-his plans for the campaign of
1706, 239-his increased difficulties
from the conduct of the Allies, 240–
his forces and plans, 241-his forces
at Ramilies, 242 note-his movements
before the battle, and plan of attack,
243 battle of Ramilies, 244 — his
danger at it, 245, 246-his humanity,
&c., to the wounded after it, 252-
effects of Ramilies to himself, letters
on it, &c., 254-his entry into Brussels,
255 opposes the levying contribu-
tions on Brabant, 256-his hopes of
peace at this time, 258-siege and
capture of Ostend, 259 and of
Menin, 260-capture of Dendermonde
and Ath, 263-urges the siege of Mons,
but in vain, 264 conclusion of the
campaign, his reception at Brussels,
&c., 265-his congratulations on the
victory of Turin, 269-difficulties of
his correspondence during this cam-
paign, 274 - universal confidence in
his wisdom and probity, 275-perfect
unanimity between him and Eugene,
276-his reception of the overtures for
peace in 1706, 279-the government
of the Netherlands offered to him, 280
-but declined, and his reasons for
doing so, 281, 282-his address pre-
vents the dissolution of the alliance,
284, 285-his reception in England,
honours bestowed on him, &c., 286,
287-jealousy both of the Whigs and
Tories toward him, 287-his efforts
on behalf of the Scottish Union, 288
-measures of, to detach Charles XII.
from the side of the French, 298-
his visit to Charles XII., interviews
with that monarch, &c., 300 et seq.-
succeeds in detaching him from the
French interest, 301 et seq.-continued
jealousies, &c., of the Allies, 303, 304
--plan concerted between him and
Eugene for the campaign of 1707, 315
-his first movements during it, 317-
prevented from engaging by the Dutch
deputies, 318-difficulties occasioned
to him by the conduct of the Dutch,
320 he urges the invasion of the

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the

south of France, 321-his efforts to
adjust new differences between the
emperor and Charles XII., 325 et seq.
-success of these, 326, 327-renewed
operations in Flanders, 328-closes
the campaign and returns to England,
330 causes of the reaction against
him and the war in England at this
time, ib. et seq.-early attachment of
queen Anne to him, 336-causes of
her estrangement from him, 337-he
attached to the Whigs and the queen
to the Tories, 338-their estrangement
increased by his absence, by the vio-
lence of the duchess, &c., 339-
appointment of lord Sunderland, and
his connection with it, 341 et seq.-his
continued but misplaced confidence in
Harley and St John, 346-his influence
at last carries Sunderland's appoint-
ment, 349-decreasing confidence of
the queen in him, 350-as shown in
her ecclesiastical preferments, 351-
altercation between him and lord
Halifax, 352-jealousies of the Whigs
against him, ib.-rise of Abigail Hill, and
her influence on his fate, 353-mani-
festations of his declining influence,
355-his dignified but unwise conduct
at this time, 357-outcry against him
on his return from the campaign of
1707, both in and out of parliament,
359-his speech against the drafting
of men from Flanders, 361-discovers
Harley's treachery, 363-threatens to
resign unless he is dismissed, 365-his
efforts to ward off invasion by the
Pretender, and their success, 370-
motives which made him desire an
active campaign, 376-plans for that of
1708 concerted between him and
Eugene, 378-his difficulties with the
Allies, &c., 379 foils Vendôme's
attempt on Antwerp, 380- and on
Louvain and Brussels, 381-his move-
ments against Vendôme, and loss of
Ghent and Bruges, 384 - secures
Oudenarde against a coup-de-main
385-these reverses throw him into a
fever, ib.- is joined by Eugene, 386-
moves on Vendôme's communications,
387 his movements before Oude-
narde, 388, 389-battle of Oudenarde,
392 et seq.- his measures after the
battle, 401-his humanity toward the
wounded, 402-capture of the French
lines, &c, 403- urges marching on
Paris, but is opposed, 404-resolves on
the siege of Lille, 405-his prepara-
tions for it, 407 incursions of his

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troops into Artois, 409-his forces, &c.,
for the siege of Lille, 410-his mea-
sures for the protection of the convoy,
412, 413-takes charge of the covering
army at it, 414- commencement of
the siege, 415-his anxiety for an
action, 417- his movements to meet
Vendôme and Berwick, 418 urges
attacking the French, but is prevented
by the Dutch deputies, 422-danger
of his position, 423-Eugene's wound
throws the conduct of the siege on
him, 428
procures supplies from
England by Ostend, 431-action at
Wynendale, ib. et seq.-arrival of convoy,
and further progress of the siege, 434
-measures of, for bringing up stores,
&c., 435-surrender of the town, and
siege of the citadel, 436-foils Ven-
dome's attempt against Brussels, 437
-surrender of the citadel of Lille,
and losses during the siege, 438 -
wishes to enter France after the siege,
440 recovers Ghent, 441 and
Bruges, Plassendael, &c., 442 - again
declines the government of the
Netherlands, 443-letter from him to
the Duke of Berwick urging peace, ib.
-ability shown by him in this cam-
paign, and review of his conduct of
it, 446 et seq.-his regulations for the
siege of Lille, 449.

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Reinforcements sent by him to Spain
in 1708, ii. 2-efforts of, to retain
Savoy and Prussia in the alliance, 5-
his increasing difficulties at home, and
cold reception there, 6-dismissal of
his brother from office, 8, 9-conducts
the negotiations in 1709, 12-attempt
to bribe him by the French ambassa-
dor, 13-urges on Louis the accept-
ance of the terms offered by the Allies,
14-remarkable conversation between
him and de Torcy, ib. et seq.-his
views on the subject of peace, 15-still
labours to effect a pacification, 17-
false accusations against him of having
laboured to prolong the war, 18-his
efforts to obtain an augmentation of
forces in the Netherlands, 1709, 24-
remonstrates against transference of
forces to Spain, 25-additional forces
obtained from the Dutch, 26-his
plans for the campaign of 1709, 27--
his measures to deceive Villars, 28-
draws round Tournay, 29-siege and
capture of the town, 31-commence-
ment and difficulties of the siege of
the citadel, 32-surrender of it, and
his movement toward Mons, 36-forces

Villars' lines, 37-interposes between
him and France, 38-movements and
preparations before Malplaquet, 41—
his forces there, 42, 44-the Dutch
deputies oppose fighting, 45-his and
Eugene's plan of attack, 48-battle of
Malplaquet, 51-his losses, &c., at it,
61-his humanity after it, 63, 67-
capture of Mons, and conclusion of the
campaign, 68-continued decline of
his influence at court, 69 — unjust
strictures on him and the campaign,
71-his request to be made captain-
general for life, and its reception, 72
-his injudicious letter to the queen,
73-his reception by the Houses of
Parliament, ib.-increasing jealousy of
him at court, 74-course counselled
by him regarding Sacheverell, 75-he
threatens to resign, 76-his remon
strance with the queen against the
appointment of colonel Hill, &c., ib.
et seq.-determines to resign if Mrs
Masham is not removed, 78-but is
induced to yield, and apparently re-
conciled to the queen, ib.-observa-
tions on these steps of his, and justifi-
cation of his demand, 79 et seq.-his
departure for Holland, ib.-his great-
ness as the great cause of his fall, 82
-analogy between his battles and
those of the French Revolution wars,
85 plans of, for invading France
from Alsace and Piedmont, 100-his
views regarding the Portuguese troops,
105-he again refuses the government
of the Netherlands, 106-his advice
regarding the new confederacy in
the North, 107-the conferences at
Gertruydenberg, and his efforts to
bring about an accommodation there,
108 et seq.-his counsels to the govern-
ment on the subject, 112-his plans
for the campaign of 1710, ib.-his
departure for the Continent, 113-
opening of the campaign, and its first
operations, 114-passage of the lines
of the Scarpe, 115-investment of
Douai, 117-preparations to receive
Villars, 119-the latter retires, 120-
capture of Douai, 121-his designs on
Arras frustrated by Villars, 122-re-
solves on besieging Bethune, 123-
siege and fall of that place, 125-in-
creasing animosity against him in Eng-
land, 126-he designs the capture of
Calais, ib. siege and capture of St
Venant, 127-and of Aire, 128-his
increasing difficulties at home, 129—
envy of him among his own party, 133

Marlborough, duke of, continued.

-his views on the appointment of the
duke of Shrewsbury, 140-renewed
contest regarding the appointment of
colonel Hill, 141-his remonstrances
against the dismissal of lord Sunder-
land, 143-his motives on this occa-
sion, 144-effects of this dismissal on
him, 146-his anxiety lest parliament
should be dissolved, 147-letter from
the emperor to him on these changes of
administration, 148-his magnanimity
on hearing of Mr Cresset's mission to
Hanover, 153-his noble conduct, and
advice to the duchess at this crisis,
154-his patriotic conduct on Godol-
phin's dismissal, 157-his decision on
the formation of the new ministry,
160-difficulties thrown in the way of
the completion of Blenheim, and his
conduct in regard to these, 163-
attempts to gain him over to the
Tories, 164-his ungrateful reception
by the ministry and the country, 165
-his conduct on the dismission of the
duchess, 167-he withholds his in-
tended resignation, 168-his political
career now closed, 169-his achieve-
ments to this time, 170-proof which
his fall afforded of his greatness, 171
-effect of the disasters in Spain on
him, and his landing in Holland, 181
-effects of the death of the emperor
Joseph on him, 182-forces at his dis-
posal, ib.-plan of the campaign formed
by him, 184-separation of Eugene
and his troops from him, 186-offers
battle, but in vain, 187-resolves on
passing the lines of Villars, 188-his
project for achieving this, 189-pre-
parations for executing it, and deceiv-
ing Villars, 190-its entire success,
191 et seq. great success thus gained.
192-greatness of this achievement,
subsequent movements, &c., 193
fame earned by this achievement, and
opinion of Rousset on it, 194-com-
mencement of the siege of Bouchain,
195-movements and operations dur-
ing its progress, 196-capture of Bou-
chain, 198-reflections on this siege,
199-correspondence with the minis-
try, who have secretly fixed the preli
minaries of peace, 200-libels with
which he is assailed by the Tories,
202-misrepresentations regarding his
conduct in this campaign, ib.-his
letter to Harley on these libels, &c.,
203-object of the Tories in these
attacks on him, 204-charge of em-

bezzlement brought against him, and
his answer to it, 205-returns home
deeply hurt at the proceedings of the
ministry, 207-his speech in parlia-
ment in reply to the misrepresenta-
tions made regarding him, 208-he is
supported by the majority in the
Peers, 209-irresolution of the queen,
211-renewed charges of peculation
against him, 212-is dismissed from
all his offices, 213-his letter to the
queen on his dismissal, 214-noble
conduct of Eugene toward him, 216—
machinations of the Tories to inflame
the queen against him, 217-his speech
on seconding the motion of Halifax
against the peace, 224 increased
virulence of the libels against him,
234-renewed persecution against him
with regard to pecuniary affairs, 235—
obtains passports and goes abroad, 236
-moral lessons to be deduced from
his fall, 238-the grasping disposition
shown by him and the Whigs was the
cause of it, 239-ingratitude of the
queen, and baseness of the Tories
toward him, 242-religious and civil
liberty was the cause for which he
contended, 245-his services in secur-
ing the Hanoverian succession, 246—
honours, &c., with which he is received
on the Continent, ib.-his reception at
Aix-la-Chapelle, 247-loses the princi-
pality of Mindelsheim, and ingratitude
of the imperial court to him, 248-
continued malice shown against him at
home, and efforts to throw the com-
pletion of Blenheim upon him, 249-
its building at the public expense sus-
pended, 250-his resolute conduct,
and measures with regard to the Hano-
verian succession, 256-measures for
counteracting the intrigues of Harley
at Hanover, 257-confidence reposed
by the elector of Hanover in him, 259
-his return to England, and arrival
at London on the death of the queen,
263-resolves on holding no political
situation under the new government,
264-declines entering the cabinet,
and regard with which treated by the
king, 266-his conduct on the prose-
cution of Harley, 267, 303-his suc-
cessful opposition to measures favour-
ing the Pretender, 267-his prompt
measures for suppressing disaffection
among the Guards, 268-his firm and
prudent conduct on occasion of the
Rebellion in Scotland, 271-his ar-
rangements for its suppression, 273-

directs the royalist troops on Preston,
276-supersedes Argyll in the com-
mand by Cadogan, 281-hostility be-
tween him and Argyll, 282-his views
with regard to subjugating the High-
lands, 285-deaths of two of his
daughters, 303- he is struck with
palsy, and his public life ended, 304—
anecdotes of his latter years, second
stroke of palsy, &c., 305- his habits of
life at this time, ib.-again struck with
palsy, his last hours, and death, 306-
his funeral, ib.—interred first at West-
minster Abbey, and afterwards at
Blenheim, 308-his fortune and will,
309-descent of his title and estates,
310-his remarkable kindness of dis-
position, 312-his character as a hus-
band, father, and friend, ib. - his
sauvity of manner, and its effects on
the alliance, 313-his humanity in
war, and care of his soldiers, 314-his
equanimity when dismissed from office,
315-his magnanimity in judging of
others, 316-false imputation against
him of being adverse to peace, and
fond of money, 317-moral character
of the wars in which he was en-
gaged, 321 -the objects for which
he contended, 322-these identical
with those contended for in the re-
volutionary war, 325-circumstances
which induced the reaction against
him, 339-attacks of Swift, and the
Tory writers on, 345-his overthrow
due to these causes, 346-injustice,
&c., of the Tory attacks on him, 347
-his views and proposals regarding
the crown of Spain, 349-change in
the system of war in his time, 376-
his peculiar character as a general, 381

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his extraordinary prudence and
address, 382-he always maintained
the initiative, though generally inferior
in force, 383-peculiar nature of war
in his time, 384-circumstances which
made circumspection necessary in him,
385-compelled to fix the war in
Flanders, and to make it one of
sieges, 386-dangers to him from the
opposite system, 387-Chesterfield's
opinion of him, and reasons why he
was underrated during his life, 388
-he was the perfection of genius
matured by experience, 389-his great
address and suavity of manner, 390-
his character as a statesman, 391-his
character in private, 392-his political
character after the Revolution, ib.-
his faults and weaknesses, 393-cir-

cumstances which palliated these
faults in him, 394-his elevated ideas
in the disposal of money, 395-his
magnanimity and humanity, 396-his
character as drawn by Adam Smith
and Bolingbroke, 397-as one of the
five great generals of modern times,
398-cordiality which subsisted be-
tween him and Eugene, 399-contrast
between them as generals, 402-com-
parison between him and Wellington,
424-points of difference between
them, 426-opposite circumstances of
their soldiers, 427-their respective
characteristics, 428-he made more
use of cavalry, and why, 430-and
was more successful in sieges, 432-
causes of these characteristics, ib.-
his character as drawn in contempo-
rary records, and as now understood,
437.

Marlborough, the duchess of, her cha-
racter, i. 9-pension conferred on her
by the princess Anne, 19-honours
conferred on her by the queen on her
accession, 46-the duke's affection for
her, and letters to her, 90-opposes
her son's entering the army, 119-
letter from the queen to her on the
death of her son, 121-letter from the
duke to her on Ramilies, 254 - the
attachment of queen Anne to her,
336-her attachment to the Whigs,
338 effects of her violence in
estranging the queen, 339 com-
mencement of the decline of her
influence at court, 340-urges on the
queen the appointment of lord Suu-
derland, 341-causes of her anxiety
for it, 343-Abigail Hill first recom-
mended by her, 353-treachery of
Mrs Masham to her, 354-her im-
prudent conduct at this time, 355-
on the queen's predilection for Mrs
Masham, 369-her expressed inten-
tion to retire from court, 371-Mrs
Masham's ingratitude to her, 372.

Her irritation against the Whig
leaders, ii. 8-interview between her
and the queen on the death of the
prince of Denmark, 9, 10-increasing
estrangement of the queen from her,
and her imprudent conduct, 70—
refuses all reconciliation with Mrs
Masham, 133-last interview between
her and the queen, 134-her conduct
toward the duchess of Shrewsbury,
137-renewed altercations between her
and the queen on lord Sunderland's
dismissal, 149-letter from her to the