Although the Army Order of February, 1910, only grants the distinction to infantry regiments, there were a number of British cavalry regiments employed in covering operations during the siege. There were the 1st and 2nd Life and the Royal Horse Guards, all seven regiments of Dragoon Guards, the Royal Dragoons, Scots Greys, 4th Hussars, 5th Lancers, and 7th Hussars. I regret I have not been able to ascertain the losses they suffered. Those of the infantry were as follows:
Casualties at the Siege and Assault of Namur, 1695.
| Regiments. | Officers. | Men. | ||
| K. | W. | K. | W. | |
| Grenadier Gds. | 6 | 12 | 152 | 298 |
| Coldstream Gds. | 4 | 9 | 101 | 193 |
| Scots Guards | 3 | 4 | 51 | 60 |
| Royal Scots | 6 | 5 | 62 | 109 |
| 2nd Queens | 2 | 4 | 54 | 46 |
| 3rd Buffs | - | 1 | 8 | 47 |
| 4th K.O. (Lancaster Regt.) | 3 | 4 | 46 | 59 |
| 6th R. Warwick | 2 | 3 | 66 | 40 |
| 7th R. Fusiliers | 1 | 3 | 33 | 58 |
| 14th W. Yorks | 5 | 5 | 47 | 82 |
| 16th Bedfords | 2 | 2 | 56 | 77 |
| 17th Leicesters | 4 | 8 | 101 | 149 |
| 18th Roy. Irish | 12 | 13 | 86 | 185 |
| 19th Yorkshire | - | - | 8 | 11 |
| 23rd Roy. Welsh Fusiliers | 6 | 15 | 92 | 123 |
| 25th K.O. Scottish Borderers | 7 | 4 | 79 | 95 |
| 27th R. Innis. | - | 3 | 44 | 25 |
| Mackay's Regt. | 2 | 15 | 73 | 126 |
| Buchan's Regt. | 4 | 9 | 65 | 140 |
| Collingwood's Regt. | 1 | 5 | 77 | 36 |
| Saunderson's Regt. | - | 8 | 80 | 128 |
| Seymour's Regt. | - | - | 49 | 71 |
| Lauder's Regt. | 4 | 2 | 70 | 99 |
Note.—I am indebted to the courtesy of the Army Council for the figures relating to the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards, as well as for the casualties amongst the commissioned ranks of all regiments. I am bound to observe that the figures given by the Army Council do not correspond with a return which I have seen at the Record Office, entitled "Liste des Soldats Morts et blessés devant Namur depuis le Commencement jusqu'à la fin du Siege," which may have been overlooked by the War Office.
The War of the Spanish Succession.
In the month of May, 1701, just two months after the death of William III., we found ourselves involved in war with France, in consequence of the quarrel as to the right of succession in Spain. One hundred and thirty years later a similar cause led to the Franco-German War. In those far-off days England was a Continental Power, and whatever affected the Low Countries affected also the United Kingdom. The Dutch provinces of Flanders lent themselves to attack, and as in the wars under William, so now once more they formed the theatre of war. We had no King to assume the command, and to Marlborough was confided the task of commanding our armies. The Spaniards were no longer our allies, and Spanish Flanders was in the hands of our enemies, adding considerably to the military difficulties. The Dutch, too, showed themselves no more favourably disposed to us than when William of Orange was on the throne, and the whole year of 1701 was wasted in fruitless wrangling. There was infinite jealousy between ourselves and the Prussians and Dutch as to Marlborough's position, and both nations seemed to forget that their troops were but mercenaries, maintained in the field to a very great extent by the subsidies voted by the English Parliament. In 1702 Marlborough found himself in nominal command of about 60,000 men, of whom 12,000 were British soldiers. His freedom of action was much hampered by Dutch Deputies and Prussian jealousies. That year, however, saw him victorious on three occasions: at Venloo, which, after a short siege, was carried by assault in the most gallant manner by the English, led by the noted fire-eater Cutts; at Maestricht, in August, where we lost 4 officers and 132 men killed, 7 officers and 134 men wounded; and at Liège, which was captured with a loss to us of 11 officers and 143 men killed, 20 officers and 360 men wounded. As was the custom in those days, the army went into winter-quarters, whilst the Commander-in-Chief returned to England to face Parliament and secure funds and reinforcements for the coming year.
In 1704 Marlborough determined to carry the war into his enemies' country, and by a masterly movement, worthy of Napoleon in his best days, transferred the scene of operations from the Valley of the Meuse to that of the Danube, and on June 21, 1704, gained a brilliant victory at Schellenberg, on the banks of that river—a name that might well be borne on the colours and appointments of the sixteen regiments which bore such a distinguished part in the fight. I append the casualty lists of the losses incurred in this now almost forgotten battle, which surely deserves recognition.
Casualties at Schellenberg, June 21, 1704.
| Regiments. | Officers. | Men. | ||
| K. | W. | K. | W. | |
| Scots Greys | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 5th Lancers | - | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Grenadier Gds. | 4 | 8 | 82 | 135 |
| Royal Scots | 5 | 25 | 115 | 302 |
| Buffs | 2 | - | 3 | 37 |
| King's Liverpool Regt. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
| Lincolns | 1 | - | 13 | 39 |
| East Yorkshire | - | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| Bedfords | 2 | 3 | 30 | 34 |
| Royal Irish | - | 4 | 12 | 36 |
| Royal Scots Fusiliers | - | 3 | - | - |
| Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 5 | 11 | 66 | 162 |
| 24th S. Wales Borderers | 1 | 4 | 29 | 44 |
| 26th Cameronians | - | 2 | 19 | 60 |
| 37th Hampshire | 4 | 10 | 17 | 61 |
Marlborough, in conjunction with the Prince Eugène of Savoy, now pushed up to the vicinity of Munich, and there is little doubt, had he been in possession of a sufficient artillery force, that the capital of Bavaria would have fallen into his hands. He had with him but thirty-five guns of the Royal Artillery, and he felt compelled to relinquish the attempt. Falling back, he attacked the Allies at Blenheim, where again the British troops covered themselves with glory.