A short history of England, from the earliest times to the present day . army occupied a strongposition. Their line was formed like a crescent along some risingground, their left being defended by a marsh. Marlborougii, how-ever, recognizing that, if he could not get across the marsh, neithercould the French, concentrated the mass of his forces for an attackon the French right; and, having the shorter distance to march, hewas thus superior at the point of attack, and succeeded in takingfrom the French the highest point in their position, called theMound of Ottomond, from which his cannon could
A short history of England, from the earliest times to the present day . army occupied a strongposition. Their line was formed like a crescent along some risingground, their left being defended by a marsh. Marlborougii, how-ever, recognizing that, if he could not get across the marsh, neithercould the French, concentrated the mass of his forces for an attackon the French right; and, having the shorter distance to march, hewas thus superior at the point of attack, and succeeded in takingfrom the French the highest point in their position, called theMound of Ottomond, from which his cannon could sweep the wholeof the French hues. The French were forced to retreat precipitately,and as Marlborough was now in a position to take in the rear allthe French troops who were further than he was from the French 1706. ] Anne. 307 frontier, they were obliged to evacuate Brussels, Antwerp, andGhent, and confine themselves to defending the frontier towns, ofwhich the chief were Lille, Tournay, Mons, and Namur. In 1707 there was no great battle; but in 1708 Marlborough and. French Efiglish /** Position x^ Mai shy Gi ound BATTLE OF KAMILLIES, MAX, 1706. Prince Eugene beat the French, under Vendome, at Oudenarde, andtook the great town of Lille. The next year Tournay Battle offell, and the same year the aUies formed the siege of Villars alone among the great French leaders had not beendefeated, and he with a large force advanced to raise Battle ofthe siege. Marlborough met him at Malplaquet. ^ slaughter was dreadful. The French were fighting behind 3o8 The Stuarts, ti7io. earthworks and fallen trees, but in the end they were forced toretire, and Mons at once capitulated. Lille, Tournay, and Monswere now in the hands of the aUies, and the road to France was in Spain fortune had been very fickle. The Englishleaders there were Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough, anThe war erratic but able man, celebrated for the recklessnessin Spain. g^nd r
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