The life and military history of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, prince of the Roman Empire, and generalissimo of the British forces, in the late reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne. Containing, A particular Description of all the principal Transactions of the War, and of all the Battles, Sieges, &c. in which that glorious and ever-successful General commanded. Letters of Correspondence between his Grace and the Court of Hanover; also Letters that passed between his Grace and other Great Men, which the Duke left among other Papers, designed to be published by Mr. Glover and Mr. Mallet, who were appointed by the late Dutchess of Marlborough, in her Will, to write his Life. Likewise Letters from Emperor, the States General, King Charles III. of Spain, &c. to the Duke, with his Grace's Answers. To which will be added, the last will and testament of the Duke of Marlborough, never before published. The whole embellished and illustrated with a large variety of whole sheet copper plates, taken from the original Designs, and engraved by the best Hands; representing all the Battles, and Sieges, in which that general was concerned.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dumont, Jean, baron de Carlscroon, 1667-1727.

Rousset de Missy, Jean, 1686-1762., Author.

Standardized Title:

Histoire militaire du Prince Eugene de Savoye, du prince et duc de Marlborough et du prince de Nassau-Frise. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Anne, 1702-1714.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History, Military--1603-1714.

Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722--Military leadership--Early works to 1800.

Marlborough, John Churchill.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (620,ix,[21]p.,plates ) port. ;

Other Title:

Life and military history of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for M. Cooper, Pater-Noster-Row; W. Reeve, Fleet-Street; and C. Sympson, at the Bible-Warehouse, Chancery-Lane, MDCCLIV. [1754]

Notes:

A translation by Paul Chamberlen of 'Histoire militaire du prince Eugene de Savoye, du prince et duc de Marlborough et du prince de Nassau-Frise', by Jean Dumont, baron de Carlscroon, and Jean Rousset de Missy.

The titlepage is a cancel.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N33537.

OCLC:

642194943