Malplaquet 1709: Marlborough's Bloodiest Battle
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- Author：Simon MacDowall
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A highly illustrated study of the battle of Malplaquet， the last and bloodiest of Marlborough's victories in the 18th century War of the Spanish Succession。
In 1709， after eight years of war， France was on her knees。 There was not enough money left in the treasury to pay， equip， or feed the army and a bad harvest led to starvation throughout the kingdom。 Things were so bad that King Louis XIV was forced to offer to end the War of Spanish Succession on humiliating terms for his country。 However， the allied powers–Britain， the Dutch Republic， and the Holy Roman Empire–refused Louis' offer， believing that one more successful campaign would utterly destroy French power。
This book examines the campaign of 1709， culminating in the battle of Malplaquet， which would prove Louis' enemies disastrously wrong。 Led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy， the allied armies achieved a tactical victory–but it was a hollow one。 The allies suffered 23，000 casualties to the French 11，000 in what was the bloodiest battle of the 18th century。 The scale of casualties shocked Europe and led to a reversal of fortunes， with the dismissal of Marlborough and a newly confident King Louis resolving to fight on。 When the war finally ended， it did so on terms favorable to France。
In this illustrated title， Simon MacDowall examines the campaign in full and shows how， though it is generally accepted that Marlborough was never defeated， the Battle of Malplaquet was ultimately a French strategic victory。
In 1709， after eight years of war， France was on her knees。 There was not enough money left in the treasury to pay， equip， or feed the army and a bad harvest led to starvation throughout the kingdom。 Things were so bad that King Louis XIV was forced to offer to end the War of Spanish Succession on humiliating terms for his country。 However， the allied powers–Britain， the Dutch Republic， and the Holy Roman Empire–refused Louis' offer， believing that one more successful campaign would utterly destroy French power。
This book examines the campaign of 1709， culminating in the battle of Malplaquet， which would prove Louis' enemies disastrously wrong。 Led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy， the allied armies achieved a tactical victory–but it was a hollow one。 The allies suffered 23，000 casualties to the French 11，000 in what was the bloodiest battle of the 18th century。 The scale of casualties shocked Europe and led to a reversal of fortunes， with the dismissal of Marlborough and a newly confident King Louis resolving to fight on。 When the war finally ended， it did so on terms favorable to France。
In this illustrated title， Simon MacDowall examines the campaign in full and shows how， though it is generally accepted that Marlborough was never defeated， the Battle of Malplaquet was ultimately a French strategic victory。
Reviews
Robert Neil Smith
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When is a victory not a victory？ Perhaps when the price is too high as the Duke of Marlborough discovered at the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709。 In this Osprey Campaign series book， Simon MacDowall guides us through the campaign， the battle， and its aftermath。 It is a very bloody story。Malplaquet 1709 follows the standard format for these Osprey books。 MacDowall introduces the campaign， sets up a timeline， describes the opposing commanders， forces， and their plans， then brings us into the opening When is a victory not a victory？ Perhaps when the price is too high as the Duke of Marlborough discovered at the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709。 In this Osprey Campaign series book， Simon MacDowall guides us through the campaign， the battle， and its aftermath。 It is a very bloody story。Malplaquet 1709 follows the standard format for these Osprey books。 MacDowall introduces the campaign， sets up a timeline， describes the opposing commanders， forces， and their plans， then brings us into the opening moves before the battle。 That takes up half the book with the second half describing the action。 And what a battle it was with intense fighting in the woods on both flanks and a concentrated cavalry battle in the centre。 For those that hold to the myth of the bloodless 18th Century battle， this will be quite the eye opener。 MacDowall is ably assisted by the usual high quality maps and illustrations we have come to expect from Osprey， but this time with the addition of Jean-Antoine Watteau’s brilliant and honest contemporary sketches and paintings。 There are no real surprises in this solid addition to the Campaign series other than it took so long for Osprey to get around to what was a very important and consequential battle。 Still， as an introductory book for the battle and the nature of Marlburian warfare， Malplaquet 1709 is a very good place to begin。 。。。more
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