Vendôme, duke de, continued.
for preventing the siege of Lille, 406
-fails to attack the convoy for it, 407
-makes incursions toward Ostend,
&c., 408-measures to interrupt the
siege, 412-his junction with Berwick,
and advance to raise the siege, 417-
his jealousy with regard to Berwick,
and dread of responsibility, 419-re-
tires toward Oudenarde, 421-position
taken up by him, and its advantages,
423-new device for interrupting the
siege, 435-captures Leffinghen, 435-
diversion by him against Brussels, 436
-continued jealousies between him
and Berwick, and removal of the latter
from under him, 441-foiled in at-
tempting to save Ghent and Bruges,
442-advantages gained by him in the
commencement of this campaign, 446.
Appointed to command in Spain in
1710, ii. 174-operations under him
there, 177-measures in pursuit of the
Allies, 178-defeats Stanhope at Bri-
huerga, ib.-checked at Villa Viciosa,
179.
Venloo, siege and capture of, by Marl-
borough, i. 101.
Ventadour, madame de, ii. 300.
Verrue, the siege of, i. 230.
Versailles, the palace of, i. 59.
Victor Amadeus, see Savoy, duke of.
Victories, decisive, small force by which
won, i. 309.
Vienna, Marlborough's reception, &c.,
at, in 1705, i. 233, 234-threatened by
the Hungarians in 1706, 274.
Vigenavaisin, the, demanded by Savoy,
ii. 102.
Villa Viciosa, battle of, ii. 179, 180.
Villa Verde, the marquis of, ii. 173.
Villaroit, defence of Barcelona by, ii. 295.
Villars, marshal, operations of, in Bavaria,
1703, i. 138-victory of, at Höchstedt,
139-suppresses the insurrection in
the Cevennes, 204-retreats before
Marlborough on the Moselle, 206-
successes of, in the opening of 1706,
240-operations under him on the
Rhine, 273-captures Haguenau, &c.,
274-forces the lines of Stollhoffen,
and ravages the Palatinate, 315-on
the surrender of Ghent, 442.
Successes of Daun against him in
1708, ii. 4-receives the command in
the Netherlands in 1709, and forces
under him, 24-description of his
position and lines, 27-measures of
Marlborough to deceive him and pass
these, 28-new lines constructed by
him, 31-his position again broken
through, 37-his lines taken and made
useless, 39-is joined by Boufflers, ib.
- concentrates his forces, and resolves
to give battle, 40-composition and
strength of his army, 41, 44-fortifies
his position at Malplaquet, 47-enthu-
siasm of his troops, 50-battle of Mal-
plaquet, 51 et seq.-is wounded, 57—
his losses there, 62-marshal Saxe on
his conduct there, 65-arrangements
made by him with regard to the
wounded, 67-ordered to relieve Douai,
117-forces under him, 118-advances,
119-but retires without fighting,
120-frustrates Marlborough's design
on Arras, 122-skill with which he takes
up a new position, 124-great lines
constructed by him in 1710, their posi-
tion, strength, &c., 182 et seq.-forces
under him, 184-the Pretender present
in his camp, 185, 186-intends to give
battle, but is obliged to send detach-
ments to Germany, 186-ordered to
avoid battle, 187-various movements
and skirmishes, 189, 190- Marl-
borough's scheme for passing his lines,
190-and its execution, 191-narrowly
escapes being taken, 192-subsequent
movements, 193-retires toward Cam-
bray, threatens to pass the Scheldt,
but is again foiled by Marlborough, ib.
--measures to prevent the capture of
Bouchain, 196-forces under him in
1712, 219-defeats the Allies at De-
nain, raises the siege of Landrecies,
and recaptures Douai, 231-recaptures
Quesnoy and Bouchain, 232.
Villena, repulse of the Allies before, i
Villeroi, marshal, taken prisoner by
Eugene, i. 78-movements assigned to
him in the campaign of 1703, 124-
forces under him, 126-his failure to
raise the siege of Bonn, 127-measures
for the defence of Antwerp, 131-re-
treats before Marlborough into his
lines, 135, 147-forces under him at
the opening of the campaign of 1705,
204 his first movements, 207- his
rapid successes, 208-retires before
Marlborough to his lines on the
Meuse, 210-his position there, 212-
forcing of it by Marlborough, 213 et
seq. retreats to new lines on the
Dyle, 217-attacked by Marlborough
there, 219-and his position turned,
220 et seq.-the Dutch deputies pre-
vent his being attacked, 223-his
forces at the opening of 1706, 240--
advances to meet Marlborough, 241-
his position at Ramilies, 242-and
forces, ib. note-battle of Ramilies,
244-Louis XIV.'s reception of him
after it, 253-his retreat, 255-is re-
placed by Vendôme, 261.
Villingen, repulse of Tallard at, i. 157.
Voisin, M., ii. 11.
Voltaire, false representation of, regard-
ing Marlborough's fall, ii. 238, 339-
intimacy of Frederick the Great with,
404, 409.
Vreyberg, M., ii. 149.
Wade, colonel, at Almanza, i. 306, 307.
Walcourt, battle of, Marlborough at, i.
20.
Waldeck, prince, i. 20.
Walpole, Horace, character of Boling-
broke by, ii. 342.
Walpole, Sir Robert, succeeds St John
in 1708, i. 366-remonstrates against
the promotion of colonel Hill, ii. 141
-becomes home secretary on the ac-
cession of George I., 265-and first
lord of the treasury, 272-measures
of, after the suppression of the rebel-
lion in 1715, 286-opposes Oxford's
trial, 302.
War, change in the system of, in the
time of Marlborough, ii. 376-the
feudal system, 377-change caused by
the introduction of standing armies,
378-the new system perfected by
Turenne, 379.
War of the Succession, see Succession.
Waskerback, general, wounded at Mal-
plaquet, ii. 64.
Waterloo, skirmish at, i. 221-analogy
between the battle of, and that of
Oudenarde, ii. 85.
Webb, general, at the battle of Blenheim,
i. 179-victory of, at Wynendale, 431
-wounded at Malplaquet, ii. 64.
Wellington, the duke of, parallel between
his situation in his early campaigns and
that of Marlborough, i. 236, ii. 385-
comparison between him and Marl-
borough, 424-differences in their situ-
ations, 426-superiority of force with
which he had to contend, 427-pecu-
liar characteristics of his troops, ib.-
his characteristics as compared with
Marlborough's, 428-his policy the
more daring, but more hazardous, 429
-Marlborough made more use of
cavalry than he, 430- and was the
more successful in sieges, 432-causes
of the latter difference, ib.
Wertmuller, colonel, at Ramilies, i. 245.
Westminster Abbey, interment of Marl-
borough at, ii. 308.
Wharton, lord, made earl, i. 349—his
jealousy toward Marlborough, ii. 133—
partly won over by Harley, 152-resigns,
160 becomes keeper of the privy seal
on the accession of George I., 265.
Whigs, their growing jealousy of Marl-
borough and Godolphin, i. 287, 352-
attachment of the Marlboroughs to
the, 338-force the appointment of
lord Sunderland on the queen, 341-
causes of their anxiety for it, 343-
they at last prevail, 345 et seq.-as-
saults on Marlborough by them, 347-
promotions among them, 349-check
sustained by them, 350-their triumph
by the dismissal of Harley and St John,
365-its results to themselves, 366-
their grasping disposition the real
cause of their fall, 373—and the origin
of this, 374.
Their policy in elevating their own
adherents, ii. 69-their jealousy to-
ward Marlborough, 133-desertion of
lord Shrewsbury from them, 138-
conduct of their leaders, ib. et seq.- dis-
missal of lord Sunderland, and grow-
ing disunion among them, 144-their
conduct on Sunderland's dismissal,
145, 147- measures of Harley to
divide them, 151-their consternation
on the dismissal of Godolphin, 158-
fall of their ministry, 160-in a mino-
rity in the new parliament, 163
causes of their fall, 168-in a majority
in the Peers, and a minority in the
Commons, on the subject of the peace,
210-partial return of the queen to-
ward them, 211-their grasping con-
duct caused their fall, 239-causes
which produced this disposition, 241
-their position in the new parliament,
255-their measures for securing the
Hanoverian succession, 262-and their
success, 263-ministry from them on
the accession of George I., 265-their
measures against the rebellion of 1715,
272 their conduct with regard to
Harley's trial, 302-their support of
the War of the Succession, and opposi-
tion to that of the Revolution, 326 et
seq.--their views with regard to the
Revolution of 1688, 329-and regard-
ing the settlement of the Spanish
crown, 349-analogy between their
conduct during the War of the Revo-
lution, and that of the Tories during
that of the Succession, 361-causes of
this, 363.
Wick, general, slain at Malplaquet, ii. 64.
Widdin, the capture of, by the prince of
Widdrington, lord, taken at Preston, ii.
277-condemned, but respited, 286.
Wightman, general, ii. 272, 280.
William III. while prince of Orange,
mission of Marlborough to, i. 10-
first correspondence of Marlborough
with, 13-is joined by Marlborough,
15-his arrival at London, 18-set-
tlement of the crown on him, 19—
first services of Marlborough under
him abroad, 20-disgrace and im-
prisonment of Marlborough by him,
22 releases and restores him to
favour, 24 et seq.-death of his queen,
25-honours, &c. conferred on Marl-
borough by him, 27-appoints him to
the chief command in the Nether-
lands, 28-his death, ib.-efforts of
Louis XIV. against him while prince
of Orange, 37-a party to treaties for
the dismemberment of Spain, 39, 40—
measures of, against Louis XIV. and
the Stuarts, 44-his dying instructions
as to the war, 45-contrast between
him and Louis XIV., 64--his heroic de-
termination against France, 65-adap-
tation of his character to his destiny,
67-his policy in war, ib.-his private
character and failings, 69-introduc-
tion of the Funding system by him,
332, ii. 331-total increase of the
national debt under him, 130, 332-
system of corruption introduced by
him, 333-his opinion of the duke of
Shrewsbury, 136.
Willis, general, at Preston, ii. 272, 276.
Wintoun, lord, taken prisoner at Preston,
ii. 277-condemned, but escapes, 286.
Witham, general, ii. 275—at Sheriffmuir,
279, 280.
Withers, general, at Malplaquet, ii. 48,
49, 52, 57.
Women, liability of, to change, i. 334.
Wood, general, at Ramilies, i. 250.
Woodstock, the manor of, conferred on
Marlborough, i. 189.
Würtemberg, the duke of, joins Eugene,
i. 158-at Blenheim, 173-at the pas
sage of the Dyle, 219-at Ramilies, 244,
245, 247-measures of, for covering the
great convoy for Lille, 413-at the pas-
sage of the lines of the Scarpe, ii. 115.
Wyndham, colonel, at Ramilies, i. 250.
Wyndham, sir William, ii. 262—a leader
of the English Jacobites, 272.
Wynendale, battle of, i. 431 et seq.
York, the duke of, see James II.
Young, R. A., forgeries on Marlborough,
&c., by, i. 24 note.
Ypres, capture of the French lines at,
i. 403.
Zell, the duke of, i. 86, 97.
Zenta, Eugene's victory at, i. 78.
Zinzendorf, count, i. 326-demands by
him on the part of Austria at the con-
ferences of Gertruydenberg, ii. 109,110.
Zorndorf, the battle of, ii. 415.
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