Chapter VII: Marlborough's Campaign of 1707 490
His only chance ruined by Dutch Deputies 491
His Difficulties in England 492
His Campaign of 1708 493
Ghent and Bruges betrayed to the French 494
His march to Oudenarde 495
Battle of Oudenarde 496
The Siege of Lille 503
Marlborough shifts his base to Ostend 507
Action of Wynendale 507
The Elector of Bavaria invests Brussels 509
Marlborough's march to relieve it 509
Fall of Lille; recovery of Ghent and Bruges 510
Capture of Minorca 511
CHAPTER VIII
Unsuccessful Negotiations for Peace 512
Campaign of 1709; Villars in command of the French 513
Siege of Tournay 513
The march upon Mons 515
Indecisive Action of the Allies 517
Battle of Malplaquet 517
Fall of Mons 526
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A History of the British Army, Vol. 1Chapter VII: Marlborough's Campaign of 1707 490
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