of Marlborough during these Operations. Prevented by the Dutch from closing the Campaign with the Capture of Mons. Visits Brus- sels. Distributes the Troops into Winter Quarters. Repairs to the Hague Page
XLIX. -- Disastrous Commencement of the Campaign in Italy. Danger of the Duke of Savoy. Siege of Turin. Junction of Eugene with the Duke of Savoy. Defeat of the French and Relief of Turin. Impoli- tic and selfish Views of the Imperial Court. Letters from Lord Go- dolphin. Recoverv of the Milanese, and Blockade of the French Troops in Lombardy. Inactivity of the Campaign on the Upper Rhine. Complaints and Recriminations of the Imperial Ministers and the Margrave of Baden. Events of the Campaign in Spain. March of the Anglo-Portuguese to Madrid. Disputes between Charles and Lord Peterborough. The Gallo-Spaniards recover from their Dis- aster, and straiten the Allies. Arrival of Charles in the allied Camp in Guadalaxara. Contentions among the Generals. Departure of Lord Peterborough. Retreat of the Allies into Valencia. Complaints against Lord Peterborough. Disappointments of Marlborough. Cor- respondence. Arrival of Lord Rivers with Reinforcements. His Intrigues against the other Generals. Expedition of Charles to Cata- lonia
L. -- Anxiety of Marlborough and Godolphin to obtain the Guarantee of the Protestant Succession from Foreign Powers. Negotiations on the Subject with the Dutch. Difficulties relative to the Dutch Barrier. Correspondence. Effects of the exorbitant Demands advanced by the States. Dissatisfaction of the House of Austria. Private Overtures made by France to the Republic. Rejected. New Proposal for a Negotiation through the Elector of Bavaria. Conduct of Marlbo- rough. Decision of England and Holland to decline the proffered Negotiation. Reply to the Elector. Public Communication to the Ministers of the Allies. Attempts of Marlborough to allay the Dis- putes between the Emperor and the Dutch 478
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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: xxii.
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