The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Volume 2

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Early success of the insurgents
28
Description of Tournay
29
Siege and capture of that town
30
Siege of the citadel and its desperate chances
31
Alarms of the troops at the subterraneous warfare
32
Passage of the lines of the Scarpe
33
Its real horrors
34
Vigorous movements of Marlborough towards Mons
35
Positions taken by Marlborough after the lines were passed Page 2223 29 31 33 34 35
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He turns Villars lines and gets between them and France
37
Concentration of the Allied and of Villars armies
38
Composition and strength of the French army
39
Description of the field of Malplaquet
40
Noble force on both sides
41
Preparatory movements on both sides and interference of the Dutch deputies
42
Opinions of Marlborough and Eugene in the council of war
43
Result of these deliberations
44
Villars fortifies his position
45
Plan of attack by the Allied generals
46
Feelings of the soldiers on both sides
47
Commencement of the battle
48
Marlborough after a desperate conflict carries the wood of Taisnière
49
Bloody repulse of the Prince of Orange on the left
50
Heroic but ineffectual efforts of the Prince of Orange to restore the com bat
51
Marlborough hastens to the spot and restores the battle
52
A vigorous attack of Villars on the right weakens his centre which Marl borough prepares to attack
53
Decisive attack by Lord Orkney on the centre
54
Admirable efforts of Boufflers to regain the day
55
Terrible cavalry action
56
Boufflers able and orderly retreat 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 ib 47 48 49 51 52 53 3555
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Results of the battle to the Allies
58
Loss of the French and humanity of Marlborough ន ឆ ធ ន ៦ ៨ 56 57 58 59 60
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Distinguished officers killed and wounded on both sides
60
Blame unjustly thrown on the Prince of Orange in this battle
61
Reflections of Marshal Saxe on this battle
62
Grief and humanity of Marlborough after the battle
63
Capture of Mons and conclusion of the campaign
64
Continued decline of Marlboroughs influence at court
65
Unjust criticisms and censures on the campaign
66
Injudicious request of Marlborough to be made captaingeneral for life
67
His flattering reception from the Houses of Parliament
68
Noble conduct of Marlborough and his wise advice to the Duchess
69
Value of contemporary correspondence in establishing historic truth
70
Its vast effect on Marlboroughs memory INDEX 62 Wellingtons policy was more daring but more hazardous than Marl boroughs
71
Errors of the people at this crisis
72
Increasing jealousies of him at court
74
Extraordinary change in the public mind regarding the war and its hero
77
Cause of this remarkable change
78
Parallel examples in former times
79
CHAPTER VIII
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PETER HIS CHARACTER CAMPAIGN OF 1709 IN SAVOY AND SPAIN CONFERENCE OF GERTRUYDENBERG CAMPAIGN OF 1710 IN FL...
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Preparations for the battle of Pultowa 12 Battle of Pultowa and total defeat of Charles 13 Surrender of fourteen thousand Swedes under Count Piper i...
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Character of Peter the Great of Russia 16 His errors and delusion regarding him 17 Real character of his changes 18 Campaign on the Rhine and its di...
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the Hague 24 Marlboroughs opinion on the Spanish war 19 Operations in Piedmont and their abortive result 20 Affairs of Spain in 1709 Increasing a...
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this crisis
143
Patriotic conduct of Godolphin and Marlborough on this occasion
157
Consternation of the Whigs and new ministry
159
Decision of Marlborough on this crisis
160
Sacheverells triumphant progress through the country
162
Parliament is dissolved and the Tories get a decided majority
163
Paltry difficulties thrown in the way of the completion of Blenheim ib 77 Attempts to gain over Marlborough to the Tories
164
Ungrateful reception of Marlborough by the ministers and the country
165
Dismissal of the Duchess of Marlborough
166
Marlborough with great reluctance withholds his intended resignation
168
Causes of the fall of the Whig administration ib 82 Great achievements of Marlborough down to this time
170
CHAPTER IX
171
Commencement of the campaign of 1710 in Spain and defeat of Philip
172
Entry of Charles into Madrid and his cold reception there
173
Efforts of Philip and precarious situation of Charles at Madrid
174
Operations on the Portuguese frontier
175
The Portuguese government refuse to allow their troops to succour Charles VI
176
Vigorous measures of the French and retreat of Charles from Madrid
177
Attack on Stanhopes division at Brihuerga which is forced to capitu late
178
Battle of Villa Viciosa in which Vendôme is repulsed and subsequent disasters of the Allies
179
Great disasters in the retreat
180
Effects of these disasters on Marlborough who lands in Holland
181
Death of the Emperor Joseph and election of Charles VI as Emperor
182
Great lines constructed by Villars ib 16 Plan of the campaign
184
Appearance of the Pretender in the French army
185
Fatal separation of Eugene with his troops from Marlborough
186
Villars avoids a battle by orders of Louis
187
Who had begun a separate and secret negotiation with England
188
Marlborough determines to pass the enemys lines
189
His project for achieving this ib 23 Preparations for executing it and deceiving the enemy
190
He passes the lines with entire success
191
Extraordinary success thus gained
192
Great fame earned by Marlborough by this exploit
194
Opinion of Rousset on this success ib 28 Commencement of the siege of Bouchain
195
Interesting operations on both sides during its progress
196
Fall of Bouchain
198
Reflections on this siege by a Hanoverian officer engaged in it
199
Ostensible preparations for war and real secret negotiations for peace by the ministry
200
Conditions of the preliminaries which were agreed to
201
Infamous libels with which Marlborough is assailed by the Tories
202
Malignant misrepresentations about the campaign of 1711 ib 36 Marlboroughs letter to Oxford on these libels
203
Real object of the Tories in these attacks on Marlborough
204
Charges brought against Marlborough of having embezzled public money
205
Marlboroughs decisive refutation of the charge ib 40 Marlborough returns home deeply hurt at the clandestine accommodation
207
Louis rises in his demands at Utrecht which turns into a private treaty between France and England
218
Forces of the Allies and French in Flanders and desperate situation of Louis
219
The defection of Britain saves France
221
Siege and capture of Quesnoy
222
Eloquent speech of Lord Halifax against the Peace in the House of Peers
223
Marlboroughs speech in seconding the motion of Halifax
224
The Ministers falsely declare the Allies to be parties to the negotiation
225
Conditions of the Treaty of Utrecht
226
Mournful separation of the English contingent from the Allies
228
Great difficulties now experienced in the negotiation with France
229
Landrecies is ineffectually besieged by Eugene
230
Villars destroys the detachment at Denain
231
Conclusion of the war between France and the Dutch at Utrecht
232
Austria continues the struggle and makes peace at Rastadt
233
Increased virulence of the libels against Marlborough
234
Renewed persecution against him in pecuniary affairs
235
It was the previous revolts against the Crown which occasioned this dis
241
Strange mixture of parties in the Houses of Parliament
254
Feelings and principles of the High Tories in regard to the war
345
Disastrous effects and serious dangers to England which followed the leaving
351
France
356
Instance of the same political infatuation in our times
357
Results which have followed from it in the last instance
358
Strange insensibility to national sins which often prevails
359
Analogy between the situation of the Tories in the War of the Succession and the Whigs in that of the Revolution
361
Extraordinary coincidence in the crises of the two contests
362
Real causes of this identity of conduct of the opposite parties on these occasions
363
Excuses which existed for the policy of the Tories at the Treaty of Utrecht from the dread of Spain
364
Bolingbrokes picture of the ruined state of the Spanish monarchy at this period
365
What course the Tories should have pursued at the Treaty of Utrecht
367
But no excuse can be found for our violation of the Treaty of Utrecht by the Quadruple Alliance in 1834
368
Answer to the common argument used in behalf of the Quadruple Alliance
369
Our active interference to put down Don Carlos and the male line was still more unjustifiable
370
What England should have done on the occasion
371
Just punishment we have now received
372
Great change which the substitution of the female line for the male in Spain made in this respect on the interests of other powers
374
CHAPTER XII
376
Nature of the feudal wars
377
Great change when armies were paid by Government
378
Turenne introduced this system and brought it to perfection
379
Character of Condé
380
Peculiar character of Marlborough as a general
381
His extraordinary prudence and address
382
Though inferior in force he always maintained the initiative
383
Nature of war in the time of Marlborough
384
Circumspection was in him a matter of necessity
385
He was compelled to adopt the system of sieges and fix the war in Flanders
386
Dangers of the opposite system
387
Reasons why Marlboroughs genius was underrated in 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
And in private
392
His political character after the Revolution ib 19 His faults and weaknesses
393
Circumstances which palliate these faults in him
394
His private character and elevated ideas in the disposal of money
395
His magnanimity and humanity
396
His character as drawn by Adam Smith and Bolingbroke
397
The five great generals of modern times
398
Leading characteristics of each ib 26 Character of Prince Eugene
399
His astonishing successes over the Turks
400
Narrow escape from ruin and wonderful victory at Belgrade
401
His character as a general and parallel to Napoleon
402
Daring and skill with which he extricated himself from dangers ib 31 Early life of Frederick the Great
403
His accession to the throne and vigorous application to its duties
404
His aggression on and conquest of Silesia and first victory at Mollwitz
405
His glorious successes over the Austrians
406
Who are at length obliged to make peace
407
His decided and indomitable character already appears
408
His great services to his kingdom during the next ten years of peace
409
Coalition of Austria Russia France Saxony and Sweden against Prussia ib 39 Frederick invades Saxony and conquers that country
410
Great effects of this stroke
411
He defeats the Austrians at Prague and is defeated at Kolin ib 42 Desperate situation of the Prussian monarchy
412
Fredericks marvellous victories at Rosbach and Leuthen
413
Disasters sustained by his troops in other quarters and victory of Zorndorf
414
Fredericks defeat at Hohenkirchen
415
Terrible battle of Cunnersdorf in which Frederick is defeated
416
Overwhelming misfortunes in other quarters ib 48 Victory of Frederick over Laudon at Liegnitz
417
Dreadful battle and victory of the Prussians at Torgau ib 50 Desperate state of Prussia at this time
418
Operations in the camp of Bunzelwitz in 1761
419
The death of the Empress of Russia restores his affairs
420
Wonderful result of the struggle
421
His character as a general
422
Comparison of Frederick and Napoleon
423
Their points of resemblance
424
Of Marlborough and Wellington ib 58 Points in which their situations differed
426
Great superiority of force with which Wellington had to contend
427
The government of the Netherlands again refused by Marlborough 101 103
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Bolingbroke tries to form a ministry and his measures to bring
447
His remonstrances with the Queen
452
New confederacy in the north and Marlboroughs advice regarding it 27 Commencement of the conferences of Gertruydenberg 107
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He determines to resign if Mrs Masham is not removed 78 74 But is persuaded to yield and is seemingly reconciled to the Queen 75 Reflections on th...
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Secret mission of Mr Cresset to Hanover who dies and Marlboroughs
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Counter measures of the Whigs and death of the Queen
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TítuloThe Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Volume 2
The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Archibald Alison
AutorArchibald Alison
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EditoraW. Blackwood and sons, 1852
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Digitalizado14 Jun 2008
  
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