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	Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars article - Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars 1653 June 17 1734 marshal France Moulins ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For Friedlingen he received the marshalate, and for the pacification of the insurgent Cévennes the Saint-Esprit order and the title of duke.
		Friedlingen and Hochstett were barren victories, and the campaigns of which they formed part records of lost opportunities.
		Two more campaigns passed without a battle and with scarcely any advance on the part of the invaders, but at last Marlborough manoeuvred Villars out of the famous Ne plus ultra lines, and the power of the defence seemed to be broken.
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	Florimund Mercy - Wikipedia
		With this he took part in the Rhine campaign of 1703, and the Battle of Friedlingen, and his success as an intrepid leader of raids and forays became well known to friend and foe.
		His resolute leadership was conspicuous at the Battle of Peterwardein (1716) and he was soon afterwards made commander of the Banat of Temesvar.
		At the great Battle of Belgrade (1717) he led the second line of left wing cavalry in a brilliant and decisive charge which drove the Turks to their trenches.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florimund_Mercy (524 words)

	Battle of Blenheim - Wikipedia
		The Battle of Blenheim was a decisive victory for the allies, and the French were thrown back across the Rhine.
		The battle was one of the first major English victories on the continent since the Battle of Agincourt nearly 300 years before.
		British historian Sir Edward Creasy considered the battle of Blenheim to be one of the pivotal battles in history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Blenheim (412 words)

	CLAUDE LOUIS HECTOR DE VILLARS - LoveToKnow Article on CLAUDE LOUIS HECTOR DE VILLARS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He returned to France in 169o and was given a command in the cavalry of the army in Flanders, but towards the end of the Grand Alliance War he went to Vienna as ambassador.
		When the campaign opened the old Marshal Boufflers volunteered to serve under him, and after the terrible battle of Malplaquet (q.v.), in which he was gravely wounded, he was able to tell the king: If it please God to give your majestys enemies another such victory, they are ruined.
		Two more campaigns passed without a battle and with scarcely any advance on the part of the invaders, but at last Marlborough maneuvred Villars out of the famous Ne plus ultra lines, and the power of the defence seemed to be broken.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /V/VI/VILLARS_CLAUDE_LOUIS_HECTOR_DE.htm (640 words)

	MERCY (or MERCI), FRANZ, FREIHERR VON - Online Information article about MERCY (or MERCI), FRANZ, FREIHERR VON
		By the latter year he had attained high military rank, and after distinguishing himself at the first battle of Breitenfeld (1631) he commanded a regiment of foot on the Rhine and defended Rheinfelden against the Swedes with the utmost bravery, surrendering only after enduring a five-months' siege.
		He displayed great daring in the first campaigns of the Spanish Succession War in Italy, twice fell into the hands of the enemy in fights at close quarters and for his conduct at the surprise of Cremona (Jan. 31, 1702) received the emperor's thanks and the proprietary colonelcy of a newly raised cuirassier regiment.
		He was soon afterwards promoted General-F eldwachtmeister, in which rank he was engaged in the battle of the Schellenberg (July 2, 1704).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MEC_MIC/MERCY_or_MERCI_FRANZ_FREIHERR_.html (822 words)

	MERCY - LoveToKnow Article on MERCY
		By the latter year he hac attained high military rank, and after distinguishing himself al the first battle of Breitenfeld (1631) he commanded a regiment of foot on the Rhine and defended Rheinfelden against the Swedes with the utmost bravery, surrendering only after enduring a five-months' siege.
		Later in 1645, fighting once more against Enghien and Turenne, Mercy was killed at the battle of Nordlingen (o Allerheim) at the crisis of the engagement, which, even without Mercy's guiding hand, was almost a drawn battle.
		He displayed great daring in the first campaigns of the Spanish Succession War in Italy, twice fell nto the hands of the enemy in rights at close quarters and :or his conduct at the surprise of Cremona (Jan. 31, 1702) received the emperor's thanks and the proprietary colonelcy of a newly raised cuirassier regiment.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/ME/MERCY.htm (1451 words)

	War
		For instance, 71 battle names appear under the War of the American Revolution and 166 campaigns and battles are listed for World War II; in addition, many more actions appear in the text.
		The lists of battles are intended as a guide, so that readers may trace the course of a war by its battles.
		Gallic Wars 58-52 BC Julius Caesar's Legions vs. the Helvetians, Germans, Gauls of southern France and, in one battle, the Britons.
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		This was the case with the Duke of Orleans and Marsin at the famous battle of Turin, afterward with the Duke of Burgundy and Vendôme at the battle of Audenarde, and, I think, also at Ulm with the Archduke Ferdinand and Mack.
		It is known that at the battle of Turin the Duke of Orleans exhibited more sagacity than Marsin, and it became necessary for the latter to show full secret authority from the king before the prince would yield his judgment and allow the battle to be lost.
		Should the battle be lost, the army will retreat toward its base, in order to be reinforced therefrom by detachments of troops, or, what is equivalent, to strengthen itself by the occupation of fortified posts and camps, thus compelling the enemy to halt or to divide his forces.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/13549/13549-8.txt (18037 words)

	Spanish Succession, War of the. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The duke of Marlborough, though ill-supported by the Dutch, captured a number of places in the Low Countries (1702–3), while Eugene held his own against Villeroi and his successor, Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme.
		The duke of Villars, however, defeated Louis of Baden at Friedlingen (1702).
		The year 1706 was marked by Eugene’s victory at Turin, which resulted in French evacuation of N Italy, and by Marlborough’s triumph at Ramillies (see Ramillies, battle of), which compelled the French to retreat in the Low Countries.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sp/SpanSuc.html (877 words)

	18th Century Scenarios
		The battles of the 18th Century include some of the Great Captains of land warfare deploying large armies in pitched battles during the Age of Reason.
		The battle saw the fame of the Duke of Marlborough and the steadfastness of the British infantry assured in history.
		Following the battle of Prague Field Marshal Daun is tasked with raising the siege of Prague.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /mcnelly/vb/index/index_scenario_18th.htm (1059 words)

	War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714
		This left Villars on the Danube, and despite victories over Louis of Baden (battle of Munderkingen, 13 July 1703) and over an Austrian army under Count Styrum at the battle of Hochstadt, was still stopped from attacking Vienna by the elector of Bavaria, and resigned.
		Marlborough and Villeroi met with equal forces at the battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706), and the French army was forced from the field.
		Battle was joined on 11 July 1708 at Oudenarde, a battle with very little plan won by the greater determination of the allied armies.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/wars_spanishsuccession.html (2161 words)

	WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In 1702, Eugene fought in Italy, where the French were led by the Duc de Villeroi, whom Eugene defeated and captured at the Battle_of_Cremona (February_1).
		The English admiral Sir George Rooke also won an important naval battle, the Battle_of_Vigo_Bay, which resulted in the complete destruction of the Spanish_treasure_fleet and in the capture of tons of silver.
		They clashed with the French under the Duc de Villars at the Battle_of_Malplaquet, the bloodiest battle of the war.
	www.dividedamerica.com /War_of_the_Spanish_Succession (3578 words)

	HAVOC 21 PEL - Saturday 7:30pm-11:30pm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The committee appointed by the League of the Covenant to "advise" Lt. General Baillie has forced him to deploy to give battle to the rebel Montrose with a river and swamp at his back.
		The Picts are under attack from the Anglo/Germans from the South.
		Driving south from Canada elements of the British army seek to reverse the humiliation of the war of 1812.
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	Battle of Friedlingen
		This and Schloss Friedlingen, a fortified manor down on the Rhine level, were both garrisoned by militia.
		At midnight on the 13th the baggage set off and the rest of the army was stood to at 8 o'clock on the morning of the 14th ready to follow.
		The accuracy of such a battle report must be doubtful since it could hardly have referred to accurate numbers of casualties, or enemy captured, or mention specific actions by worthy subordinates.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /mcnelly/vb/scenarios/friedlingen.htm (3215 words)

	Memoirs Of Napoleon — Volume 04 by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne eBook by BookRags
		For this he always chose the twilight of evening, and he would prepare his hearers for what was coming by some solemn remark.
		was in the gallery of Versailles at the time that the King was reading to his courtiers the bulletin of the battle of Friedlingen gained by Villars.
		Suddenly the gentleman saw, at the farther end of the gallery, the ghost of his son, who served under Villars.
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	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for War of the Spanish Succession
		Even after William III died in 1702, his successor in England, Anne, continued the vigorous prosecution of the war, under the guidance of her ministers Godolphin and Marlborough.
		At the Battle of Vigo Bay, English and Dutch destroyed a Spanish treasure fleet, recovering silver to the value of about a million pounds sterling.
		Prince Eugene also met with success; in September, following the departure of Vendôme to shore up the shattered army in the Netherlands, he and the Duke of Savoy inflicted a heavy loss on the French under Orleans and Marsin at the Battle of Turin, driving them out of Italy by the end of the year.
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=war_of_the_spanish_succession (3761 words)

	CHAPTER XXVIII - 1800
		Before he fought a battle Bonaparte thought little about what he should do in case of success, but a great deal about what he should do in case of a reverse of fortune.
		I mention this as a fact of which I have often been a witness, and leave to his brothers in arms to decide whether his calculations were always correct.
		He was very fond of children, a trait which seldom distinguishes a bad man. In the relations of private life to call him amiable would not be using too strong a word, and he was very indulgent to the weakness of human nature.
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	SETTECENTO
		Robert Clive on the Battle of Plassey, 1757
		Lieutenant Montgomery on the Battle of Minden, 1759
		Frederick's Battles, a Napoleon's Battles conversion for the Seven Years War, by Greg Savvinos, (sav@netcon.net.au) has been removed at Greg's request.
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	The Art of War, by Baron Henri de Jomini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Finally, He will be a good general in whom are found united the requisite personal characteristics and a thorough knowledge of the principles of the art of war.
		If the army be strong enough to make the best use of its victory, or if it have no siege to make, it will operate toward a second and more important objective point.
		The maneuvering of an army upon the battle-field, and the different formations of troops for attack, constitute Grand Tactics. Logistics is the art of moving armies. It comprises the order and details of marches and camps, and of quartering and supplying troops; in a word, it is the execution of strategical and tactical enterprises.
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		None of the European powers would acknowledge the new Government, of which Bonaparte was the head; and the battle of Marengo was required before the peace of Amiens could be obtained.
		Though the affairs of the new Government afforded abundant occupation to Bonaparte, he yet found leisure to direct attention to the East--to that land of despotism whence, judging from his subsequent conduct, it might be presumed he derived his first principles of government.
		He was affable, polished, gallant; and in the field of battle twenty men headed by Murat were worth a whole regiment.
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		They are in a ZIP format of 1.22 MB They consist of the core rules and 4 quick reference sheets.
		Please Note: If you are looking for tactical rules for 2 player games then Blenheim_2004 will probably not be to your taste.
		The rules are very suitable for convention games where fast play in large battles is needed.
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	PEL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Battle of Friedlingen, 1702 Marlburian Age of Reason Keith Bockus
		Battle of the Cusack Inlet ACW Naval Smoke on the Water Dave Himm
		The Battle of Bernetz Brook; 1758 FandIW Normal Warfare Phil Bock
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		1702 - Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of Friedlingen
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