LONDON
STEPHEN SWIFT & CO., LTD.
10 JOHN STREET, ADELPHI
1911


CONTENTS

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PART[I.]THE POLITICAL OBJECTIVE [9]
"[II.]THE EARLY WAR [17]
"[III.]THE MARCH TO THE DANUBE [32]
"[IV.]THE SEVEN WEEKS—THE THREE PHASES [68]
"[V.]THE ACTION [109]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The General Situation in 1703 [27]
Map showing the peril of Marlborough’s March to the Danube beyond the
Hills which separate the Rhine from the Danube
[45]
Map illustrating Marlborough’s March to the Danube [59]
Map illustrating the March of Marlborough and Baden across Marcin’s front,
from the neighbourhood of Ulm to Donauwörth
[71]
Map showing how Donauwörth is the key of Bavaria from the North-West [76]
Map showing Eugene’s March on the Danube from the Black Forest [92]
Map showing the Situation when Eugene suddenly appeared at Hochstadt,
August 5-7, 1704
[95]
The Elements of the Action of Blenheim [118]

THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM