As they approached the enemy, Marlborough's troops formed the left and the centre, while Eugene's formed the right of the entire army.The Battle of
Before the Fight
"I know the danger, yet a battle is absolutely necessary, and I rely on the bravery and discipline of the troops, which will make amends for our
Churchill on Munich Agreement, 1938
While thinking about Obama's Vienna Agreement with Iran."We have suffered a total and unmitigated defeat ... you will find that in a period of
Marlborough Marches South
"With such skill and science," says Coxe, "had this enterprise been concerted that at the very moment when it assumed a specific direction the enemy
The Battle of Blenheim
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: France Aims for Dominance in Europe.IntroductionFrance under Louis XIV
Last Voyage of Charles V
His apartment in the monestary consisted only of six rooms, four of them in the form of friars' cells, with naked walls; the other two, each twenty
Charles V’s Final Actions
As soon as Charles had finished this long address to his subjects and to their new sovereign, he sank into the chair, exhausted and ready to faint
Charles V Formally Abdicates
Charles then rose from his seat, and leaning on the shoulder of the Prince of Orange, because he was unable to stand without support, he addressed
Why Charles V Abdicated
Charles had been attacked early in life with the gout; and, notwithstanding all the precautions of the most skilful physicians, the violence of the