Ramillies, battle of
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Ramillies, battle of, 1706.
Marlborough's second major victory in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Spanish Netherlands (modern Belgium) north of Namur, is regarded as his masterpiece. A bold advance by a French army of about 70,000 under Villeroi was intercepted by a roughly equal number of allied forces (British–Dutch–Danish) under Marlborough, and routed in a battle dominated by tactical subtleties. French losses were over 13,000, allied losses about 3,500. As a result France was forced permanently onto the defensive in the war, any French threat to the United Netherlands was ended, and Brussels, Antwerp, and most of the Spanish Netherlands came under allied control.
Stephen Badsey
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Relative insight into a great British victory; Blenheim: Battle for Europe by Charles Spencer (Weidenfeld, [pounds sterling]20).
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 8/2/2004; 700+ words
; ...The Blenheim campaign and the battle itself prefigured Waterloo...the key role in shaping the battle. Not only were the Allies...conflict over the extended battle line was difficult. Marlborough...was to defeat them anew at Ramillies (1706), Oudenarde (1708...
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The battle of Oudenarde: July 11th 1708.(Brief article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 7/1/2008; 589 words
; ...of Savoy in the War of the Spanish Succession (Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet) came after a succession of setbacks...officer who was present wrote that Marlborough 'shone in the battle, giving his orders with the greatest sangfroid and exposing...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Duke who made love -- and war. (book review)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Marlborough, the occasion at the Battle of Ramillies when a French cannon ball missed...of every schoolboy -Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. Yet...before he was due to meet James in battle. From the accession of Queen...
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 "Herald Express (Torquay UK)")
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Conversion of historic barn given go-ahead
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 5/29/2008; ; 634 words
; ...farming publican has won his planning battle to live in a barn built partly from the...timbers salvaged from the wreck of HMS Ramillies, a Royal Navy warship which went down...which it will'. The wreck of HMS Ramillies was declared a national disaster when...
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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LAST POST FOR KING'S TROOPS; DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon's announcement to axe battalions and merge several regiments sparked outcry. Under proposals announced yesterday Liverpool's King's Regiment, the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment will merge. Jane Woodhead looks back on the King's Regiment's proud history.(News)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 12/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...Carrickfurgus in 1689. After the Battle of Boyne in 1690, the regiment...1702. They also served at Ramillies, in 1706, Oudenarde, in...title was, effectively, a battle honour. After many years of...Battalions. During the war, 60 battle honours were awarded to the...
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Review: MAN OF HONOUR: Iain Gale Sharpe thinker Steel shows his mettle
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 7/29/2007; ; 634 words
; ...an evocative telling of the Battle of Waterloo from the point...the front - into the hellish battle that was Schellenberg in July...to a satisfying end at the Battle of Blenheim itself. It...other skirmishes and pitched battles that Gale really scores...he mentions the battles of ...
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 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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Prince Harry will be first royal posted to front line in 25 years As defence chiefs confirm Prince Harry is being sent to Iraq, Morag Lindsay looks back at his forefathers' links to the military
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 2/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...royal duty and lead us into battle. Through the centuries, royal...monarch to lead his forces into battle was George II, when he took...Ocean on the battleship HMS Ramillies in 1940, and in January 1941...Valiant was involved in the Battle of Matapan against the Italian...
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Modern warfare in early-eighteenth-century poetry.
Magazine article from: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Duke of Marlborough they won pitched battles at Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), Oudenarde (1708), and...ancients and of representing modern battle with a degree of accuracy. The two...of course, was no ancient, and the battles of Paradise Lost are in some
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BIOGRAPHY WHAT MADE THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH THE GREATEST GENERAL IN BRITISH HISTORY? ASKS SAUL DAVID
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/8/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...a town he did not take, or fought a battle he did not win.' Moreover, he inflicted...succession of French marshals at the Battles of Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. As commander...remarkable eye for ground, and once battle had been joined was always looking to...
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Prince follows royal military tradition.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 12/16/2006; 470 words
; ...Ocean on the battleship HMS Ramillies in 1940 and in January 1941...Valiant was involved in the Battle of Matapan against the Italian...William IV to see action in battle. When still Prince Albert...aboard the Collingwood in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. His brother...
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battle of Ramillies
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
battle of Ramillies , fought May 23, 1706, near the village of Ramillies-Offus, Walloon Brabant prov., Belgium, 12 mi (19 km) S of Tienen, in the War of the Spanish Succession. Here, in one of his most brilliant victories, Marlborough...
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Ramillies, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Ramillies, Battle of a battle in the War of the Spanish Succession which took place in 1706 near the village of Ramillies, north of Namur, in Belgium, when the British army under Marlborough defeated the French.
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Ramillies, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Ramillies, battle of, 1706. Marlborough's second major victory in the War of the Spanish...x2013;Dutch–Danish) under Marlborough, and routed in a battle dominated by tactical subtleties.
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War of the Spanish Succession
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...French under the count of Tallard (see Blenheim, battle of ), and the French lost Bavaria. Meanwhile...of N Italy, and by Marlborough's triumph at Ramillies (see Ramillies, battle of ), which compelled the French to retreat in...
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Churchill, John, Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...Maestricht, June 1673), his first major land battle. The following year he was appointed...abroad and performed gallantly at the battle of Sinzheim (1674). In 1677 Churchill...Marlborough won another crushing victory at Ramillies, which led to the expulsion of enemy...
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