THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM
Plate I. The Battle of Blenheim.
Frontispiece.
THE BATTLE OF
BLENHEIM
BY
HILAIRE BELLOC
LONDON
STEPHEN SWIFT & CO., LTD.
10 JOHN STREET, ADELPHI
1911
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||||
| 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
| PAGE | ||
| 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 | ...