Project Gutenberg 2010-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 86 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. Malplaquet Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "Malplaquet" by Hilaire Belloc is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the political implications and military significance of the Battle of Malplaquet, which occurred in 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It highlights the figures of Louis XIV of France, along with British commanders John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and Prince Eugene of Savoy, exploring how their decisions shaped the outcomes of the battle and the broader conflict. The opening of the text sets the stage for understanding the political backdrop of the battle, emphasizing the historical context and strategic importance of Louis XIV's ambition to unite the French and Spanish crowns under his family. Belloc outlines Louis XIV's previous successes and deteriorating situation by 1709, detailing the formation of a coalition against him and the challenges faced by the French troops. The initial chapters introduce the siege of Tournai and the planning for the ensuing battle, thereby establishing the tactical maneuvers leading up to Malplaquet, laying the groundwork for the critical examination of the battle's events and their ramifications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Malplaquet, Battle of, Malplaquet, France, 1709 DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 163587 163597 2024-09-13T13:38:03.123443 2023-09-14T07:40:19.499990 text/html text/html 162606 2021-01-06T13:41:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1113987 2021-01-06T13:41:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1183676 2024-09-13T13:38:09.055430 application/epub+zip 1180718 2024-09-13T13:38:04.919490 application/epub+zip 104625 2024-09-13T13:38:03.932494 application/epub+zip 1289962 2024-09-13T13:38:12.233410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1267085 2024-09-13T13:38:08.152410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198879 2022-09-15T03:45:14.558097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137930 137737 2024-09-13T13:38:02.596442 2023-09-14T07:40:19.001989 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137712 2021-01-06T13:41:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50754 2021-01-06T13:41:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137704 2021-01-06T13:41:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50665 2021-01-06T13:41:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20319 2024-09-13T13:38:12.375411 application/rdf+xml 11615 2024-09-13T13:38:04.299453 image/jpeg 3143 2024-09-13T13:38:04.115439 image/jpeg 1324881 2024-09-13T13:38:03.186481 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia