Malplaquet 1709
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Malplaquet 1709

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  • TitelMalplaquet 1709
  • VerlagBloomsbury
  • EinbandartSoftcover
  • Seiten96
CHF32.35
  • Lieferung auf Bestellung
  • Dienstag, 05.12.2023 bei Heimlieferung
  • Dienstag, 05.12.2023 bei Abholung

Produktebeschrieb

Malplaquet 1709

Produktbeschreibung

In 1709, after eight years of war, France was on her knees. There was not enough money left in the treasury to pay, equip or feed the army and a bad harvest led to starvation throughout the kingdom. Circumstances had worsened to the point that King Louis XIV was forced to offer to end the War of Spanish Succession on humiliating terms for his country. However, the allied powers - Britain, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire - refused Louis' offer, believing that one more successful campaign would utterly destroy French power.

This book examines the campaign of 1709, culminating in the battle of Malplaquet, which would prove Louis' enemies disastrously wrong. Led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy, the allied armies achieved a tactical victory - but it was a hollow one. The allies suffered 23,000 casualties to the French 11,000 in what was the bloodiest battle of the 18th century. The scale of casualties shocked Europe and led to a reversal of fortunes, with the dismissal of Marlborough and a newly confident King Louis resolving to fight on. When the war finally ended, it did so on terms favourable to France.

In this illustrated title, Simon MacDowall examines the campaign in full and shows how, though it is generally accepted that Marlborough was never defeated, the Battle of Malplaquet was ultimately a French strategic victory.


Titel & Produktsprache

TitelMalplaquet 1709
UntertitelMarlborough's Bloodiest Battle
ReiheCampaign
SpracheEnglisch
Reihenbandnummer355
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Titel & Produktsprache

TitelMalplaquet 1709
UntertitelMarlborough's Bloodiest Battle
ReiheCampaign
SpracheEnglisch
Reihenbandnummer355

Autoren & Verlag

Autor/-inSimon MacDowall
Illustrator/-inGraham Turner
VerlagBloomsbury

Auflage & Publikationsort

Erscheinungsjahr2020

Buch Eigenschaften

EinbandartSoftcover
Seiten96

Produktdimensionen

Gewicht0.31 kg
Höhe248 mm
Breite184 mm
Dicke8 mm

ISBN

ISBN978-1-4728-4123-0

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