Blenheim 1704

The Duke of Marlborough’s masterpiece

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Blenheim 1704

The Duke of Marlborough’s masterpiece

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A compact, illustrated account of the Duke of Marlborough's feat of strategy at Blenheim.

Combining one of history's most audacious strategic manoeuvres with perhaps the greatest military victory ever won by a British commander, the Blenheim campaign is rightly considered the pinnacle of the career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. On 13 August 1704, Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy faced a Franco-Bavarian army threatening to knock Austria out of the War of the Spanish Succession. In a hard-fought battle Marlborough won a resounding victory, capturing Marshal Tallard and over 14,000 men.

In this book John Tincey describes how Marlborough's victory crushed his enemies, shattered the myth of French invincibility and laid the foundations for two centuries of British world dominance.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The Campaign
The battle of Blenheim
The Aftermath
The Battlefield today

Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 25 Jul 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841767710
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 92 b/w; 12 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 141
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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John Tincey

John Tincey is the author of Elite 15: ‘The Armada…

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Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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