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avert the Fall of the Tory Ministry. Death of James II., and acknow-
ledgment of his Son as king of England by Louis XIV. Changes in
Administration. Death of King William. His dying Recommenda-
tion of Marlborough to his Successor Page 		66
X. --Accession of Anne. Favours conferred on the Marlboroughs. Godol-
phin at the head of the Treasury. Mission of Marlborough to the
Hague. Bickerings of the Queen and the Countess of Marlborough.
Embarrassments of Marlborough and Godolphin in consequence 		76
XI. -Return of Marlborough to the Hague. Appointed Generalissimo.
Situation of the Armies. Attempt of the French to surprise Nimeguen.
Marlborough repairs to the Army. Delays arising from the Timidity
of the Dutch Government, and hesitation of their Generals. Passage
of the Waal. Camp at Over. Asselt 		84
XII. --Marlborough crosses the Meuse and advances to Hamont. Move-
ments of the two Armies. Dutch Deputies oppose the Wishes of
Marlborough to attack the Enemy. Indignation and Disappointment
of the Army. Capture of Venloo, Ruremond, and Stevenswaert.
Reduction of Liege. Winter Quarters 		91
XIII. --Passage of Marlborough down the Meuse. Captured by a French
Party. Arrival at the Hague. Unfortunate Expedition to Cadiz 		98
XIV. --Return of Marlborough to England. The Queen confers on him
a Dukedom, with a Pension of 5000l. a Year from the Post-office.
Proposal to unite this Grant with the Title rejected by the Commons.
Marlborough supports the Grant of a Settlement to the Prince of
Denmark. Supports the Bill against occasional Conformity 		101
XV. --Death of the Marquis of Blandford. Marriages of his two younger
Daughters 		105
XVI. --Accession of Portugal to the Confederacy. Extensive Plans of
the French Court. Arrival of Marlborough at the Hague. Surrender
of Bonn 		112
XVII. -- Grand Plan for the Attack of Antwerp. Foiled by the Mis-
conduct of the Dutch Generals. Return of Marlborough to the
Meuse 		118
XVIII. -- Political Feuds in the English Cabinet. Struggles between
the Whigs and Tories. Attempt of the Duchess to form a Coalition
between her Husband and the Whigs. Party Contentions in Scot-
land 		128
XIX. --Reduction of Huy. New Proposal of Marlborough to force the
French Lines. Capture of Limburg and Guelder. Plan of the French
for the Invasion of Austria. Defection of the Duke of Savoy from
the French to the Allies. The Archduke Charles proclaimed King
of Spain at Vienna. His Interview with Marlborough at Dusseldorf.
Arrives at the Hague. Lands in England. Receives the new King
of Spain. His parliamentary Conduct on the Revival of the Bill
against occasional Conformity 		137
XX. --Melancholy Situation of Affairs abroad. Plans of the French and
Bavarians. Intended Invasion of Austria. Grand Design of Marl-
borough to lead an Army into the Empire. Secrecy and Address
displayed in its Execution. His Mission to Holland, and Negotiations

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Publication Information: Book Title: Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources. Contributors: William Coxe - author, John Wade - author. Publisher: G. Bell and Sons. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1872. Page Number: xviii.
    
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