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The Duke of Marlborough Unleashed at the Battle of Ramillies
By Vince HawkinsThe War of Spanish Succession, fought between 1701 and 1711, witnessed the emergence of some of Europe’s greatest military commanders. Read more
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The Duke of Marlborough: Masterstroke at Blenheim
By Jonas L. GoldsteinWhen Louis XIV assumed the throne of France in 1661, Europe was at peace. He acknowledged as much in his memoirs: “Everything was quiet everywhere. Read more
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The Duke of Marlborough at Malplaquet
by Herman T. VoelknerEngland’s survival hung in the balance. She had only recently clashed with an imposing Continental alliance, in a futile war characterized by unprecedented slaughter on obscure fields in Flanders. Read more
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The Devil Must Have Brought Them: The Battle of Oudenarde
By David A. NorrisLieutenant General Armand-Charles de Gontaut, Marquis de Biron, led a party of foragers ahead of the French Army. Read more
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Fire By Volley: European Musketry at War
By Gustav PersonOn the snowy field of Mollwitz, Poland, on April 10, 1741, newly installed King Frederick II of Prussia faced a formidable army of Austria. Read more
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François de Neufville: King Louis XIV’s Man At Flanders
by Vince HawkinsFrançois de Neufville was born in 1644 in France, the son of Nicolas de Neufville, the Marquis of Villeroi. Read more
