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The Decisive Battle of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1705.

The Duke of Malborough leads a mixed English-Dutch army to link up with the Holy Roman Empires army at the Danube. Between them, they handed Marshal Marsin and his French and Bavarian army it's backside.


A fine example of Yet another occasion when the slovenly Frogs were given a richly deserved slapping.


Full account here.