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

Archibald Alison

William Blackwood and Sons, 1852

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

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His important services on Monmouths rebellion	7

Marlboroughs measures against Antwerp and their partial success	11

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

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His short campaign in Ireland in 1690	19

Character of James II of England	23

Eugene is obliged to raise the siege and retire into Italy	325

The Dutch treacherously desert him	326

A treaty is at length adjusted ib 33 Operations in Flanders	328

Marlborough again advances and the French retire to Lille	329

Marlborough closes the campaign and returns to England	330

Causes of the reaction against Marlborough and the war at this time ib 37 Change in the system of government by the Revolution	331

Vast increase of loans taxes and corruption	332

Liability of women to change of disposition and favourites	334

Great difficulties Marlborough experienced in constructing the Alliance	25

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

Extraordinary success which had hitherto attended Louis in all	29

Measures of Marlborough and Eugene to avert the danger	30

Vast ability by which the government of France was directed	31

Jealousies of the cabinet of Vienna and the German powers	32

The knowledge of this treaty of partition determines the King of Spain	35

Commencement of the attack on the Schellenberg	36

Universal backwardness of the Allies in the commencement of 1706	40

Marlborough was really a combination of both these characters	41

accession to the power of France	42

The twenty squadrons ordered up from the right restore the battle	46

CHARACTERS OF LOUIS XIV WILLIAM III AND JAMES II COMMENCEMENT	48

Grand and decisive charge by Marlborough in the centre	53

His government was essentially feudal and monarchical	54

Causes of the defeat of the French	59

Which produced the reaction against him that checked his power	61

His character in private	69

The Queen in court is ruled by Harley and Mrs Masham	70

Marlborough takes the command of the army at Nimeguen	95

Description siege and fall of Venloo	101

CHAPTER III	109

And in leading to the formation and strength of lines of defence	115

Attack on Blenheim which is repulsed	168

His reception at the courts of Berlin and Hanover and acquisition	189

Reasons for converting the war into one of sieges and placing its seat	195

Caution which the same cause imprinted on Marlboroughs military	201

Successes of Villeroi over the Allies in Flanders	208

Position occupied by Villeroi	242

Marlboroughs humanity and courtesy after the battle	252

Marlboroughs able plan to overreach the enemy	256

Siege and fall of Dendermonde	263

Obstinacy and backwardness of the Dutch prevent a complete victory	264

Splendid campaign of Eugene in Italy	271

Universal confidence in his wisdom and probity	275

Terror at the court of Louis XIV	277

Which mars all the subsequent operations of the campaign	278

Reasons of Marlboroughs conduct	279

Office of the government of the Netherlands declined by Marlborough	280

Jealousies of the Dutch and continued disinterestedness of Marlborough	282

Opening of a separate secret negotiation between the Dutch and the French	283

Marlboroughs address obtains a renewal of the Alliance	284

His return to England and splendid reception there	286

Jealousy against him arises among both the Whigs and Tories but he pre vails at court	287

Death and character of Prince Louis of Baden	288

Great error in the subsequent policy of England	290

CHAPTER V	292

Appearance of Charles XII of Sweden in Germany	293

His character	294

His great military abilities	295

His faults rashness and cruelty	296

Efforts of Louis XIV to win him to his side	297

Measures of Marlborough to counteract his efforts	298

Visit of Marlborough to Charles at Dresden	300

Singular skill with which he avoided rousing religious differences	302

His satisfactory arrangement of the difficulties regarding Poland ib 12 Renewed jealousies and procrastinations of the Allied powers	303

Defeat of the Allies at Almanza in Spain	305

Total defeat of the Allies on the French right	306

Progress of the battle in the centre and left ib 16 Victory declares at all points for the French	307

Small force with which decisive victories have been won	309

Cause of the magnitude of this disaster	311

Way in which these disasters are to be avoided ib 20 Digression of the Austrians to Naples	312

Which prevents succours being sent to the south of France	313

Forcing of the lines of Stolhoffen and irruption of the French into the Palatinate	314

Eugene	316

Opening of the campaign in Flanders	317

Secret reasons of the conduct of the Dutch on this occasion	319

Disasters of the Allies in Spain and on the Rhine	321

Victory of Turin	322

Selfish conduct of Austria which ruins the expedition ib 29 Invasion of Provence by Eugene	324

Dangers of this in a queen	335

Queen Annes early friendship for Marlborough	336

Real causes of Annes alienation from Marlborough	337

The Queens partiality to the Tories and the Duchesss to the Whigs	338

Which was increased by Marlboroughs absence and success in war	339

Vacillation and inconsistency in the Queen	340

Commencement of the Duchesss decline in influence at court ib 47 Dissension about Sunderlands appointment	341

Secret reasons of the keenness of both parties on this question	342

Dread of the Tories was the reason	343

Marlborough joins the Duchess in urging the appointment	344

The Queen still holds out and Marlborough still trusts Harley and St John	345

Views and language of Harley and St John at this period	346

Marlboroughs influence at length carries through the appointment	349

Continued leaning of the Queen towards the Tories	350

Which appears in her ecclesiastical preferments	351

Jealousy of the Whigs against Marlborough and Godolphin	352

Rise of Abigail Hill and her early history	353

Her great influence	354

Imprudent conduct of the Duchess at this crisis	355

Dignified but unwise conduct of Godolphin and Marlborough at this crisis	357

Reasons of its failure	358

Vehement outcry against Marlborough both in and out of Parliament	359

Speech of Marlborough against drafting men from Flanders	360

Circumstances which occasioned a suspicion of Harley	362

Godolphin breaks with Harley	363

Godolphin and Marlborough threaten to resign	364

The Queen at length yields and Harley is dismissed	365

Unexpected results of the triumph of the Whigs	366

CHAPTER VI	376

Vendômes able plan to aid a rising in Ghent and Bruges	383

Marlboroughs crossmarch on Vendômes communications	387

Forces on both sides and commencement of the battle	393

Gallant but ineffectual efforts of Vendôme to arrest the disorder	399

Advantages of Vendômes position with a view to interrupting the siege	406

Preparations of the Allies for the siege	407

Vendôme makes incursions towards Ostend and into Cadsand island	408

Which are avenged by Marlboroughs incursions into Artois	409

Boufflers takes the command at Lille Preparations for its defence	410

Great concourse of illustrious characters on both sides to witness the siege	411

Greatness of the enterprise ib 35 Measures of Vendôme and Berwick to interrupt the convoy and prevent the siege	412

Commencement of the siege and position of the covering army	414

Commencement of the siege and fortifying of the camp	415

Commencement of the siege and first operations	416

Advance and junction of Vendôme and Berwick to raise the siege	417

Marlborough arrests Vendôme and Berwick when trying to raise the siege	418

Marlborough intrenches his position which Vendôme declines to attack	420

The French at length retire towards Oudenarde	421

Marlborough is prevented from fighting and follows the enemy	422

Increasing danger of Marlboroughs position	423

Assault on the 6th September which carries part of the coveredway	424

Increasing difficulties of the siege	425

Second terrible assault which partially succeeds	426

Eugenes wound throws the siege on Marlborough who delivers a fresh assault	428

Efforts on the part of the besieged to obtain supplies of ammunition	429

Extraordinary entry of a French officer into Lille by swimming	430

Marlborough writes for supplies from England by Ostend	431

Movements on both sides before the action ib 54 Action of Wynendale and passage of the convoy	432

Progress of the siege after the arrival of the convoy	434

New expedient of Vendômes met by a counter device of Marlboroughs	435

Siege of the citadel of Lilleand diversion of Vendôme against Brussels	436

Marlboroughs brilliant march which defeats it	437

Losses sustained on both sides during the siege	438

Courtesy and mutual compliments after the capitulation	439

Marlboroughs anxious wish to enter France after the fall of Lille	440

Marlborough recovers Ghent	441

And Bruges concludes the campaign and again refuses the government of the Netherlands	442

Affairs of Spain Raising of the siege of Barcelona and advance of	443

Death and character of Marshal Overkirk	445

Glorious results of the campaign and great ability of Marlborough	446

His bold offensive measures and extraordinary capture of Lille	447

Great issue at stake in the siege of Lille ib APPENDIX	449

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Título	The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Volume 1 The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, Archibald Alison
Autor	Archibald Alison
Edição	2
Editora	William Blackwood and Sons, 1852
Original de	Universidade da Califórnia
Digitalizado	15 Jun 2010

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