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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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dPhilip readily, but Austria protested. All Europe joined the protest, and theWar of the Spanish Succession was begun (1701-1713). England, Holland,Austria, Germany, and Portugal were arrayed against France and feebleSpain. This was the war of the great victories of the English general, Marlborough,and the Austrian, Prince Eugene. Louis was at last exhausted and over-matched. At first he was successful. Bavaria joined him; his Marshal Vil-lars outgeneraled the Austrians, and in 1703 threatened to capture Vienna.But a Protestant revolt in France called Villars home, and Marlborough andEugene, attacking his incompetent successors, won the first of their triumphsat Blenheim in 1704. This battle drove the French back to the Rhine, andconquered Bavaria for the allies. In 1706 Marlborough defeated the French at Ramillies, despite the heroismof the Irish regiments fighting for France. This battle established Marlbor-ough in Flanders; and at the same time Eugene forced the French out of Italy
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THE CHARGE OF THE IRISH BRIGADE AT RAMILLIES France—The Spanish War 893 by his victory at Turin. In Spain the Austrian claimant to the throne drovePhilip from Madrid. Marshal Villars, however, partially restored the balanceby defeating the Germans along the Rhine. In 1708, Marlborough and Eugene advanced together to the French fron-tier in Flanders and won the battle of Oudenarde. They entered France, andsome of their troops even raided as far as Versailles. Louis, broken and hum-bled, sued for peace. But one of the conditions stipulated by the allies, wasthat he should join them with his armies in driving his grandson Philip out ofSpain. This Louis refused to do. If I must make war, he said, I willfight my enemies rather than my own child. In his despair he did what he had never before condescended to do, appealedto his people for help, explaining his position and bidding his subjects be judgesbetween him and his enemies. The appeal was successful. The allies hadthought France exha

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