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ne pas les exposer mal-a-propos. Falloit-il marcher au. combat ? la joie brilloit 
sur tous les visages; c’était la féte du dieu Mars: sous les ordres d’un chef 
adoré, chaque soldat devenait un héros; stirs de vaincre, tous éclataient en 
prodiges, supérieurs peut-étre dans leur ensemble a la phalange macédonienne et 
aux légions romaines. Tels nous avons vu souvent les soldats francois, sous le 
commandement de leurs chefs, matriser et enchainer la victoire. 
Mais ce qwil y a de bien admirable, c’est que le camp de Marlborough 
ressembloit a une ville tranquille et bien gouvernée, ou régnent par-tout la 
décence et les bonnes meurs” (pp. 15-17, Vol. I., “ Histoire de Jean 
Churchill, Duc de Marlborough,” Paris, 1808). 
CHRONOLOGY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1704. 
Dutch army to defend Netherlands while Marlborough led other allies to attack 
on France by way of Valley of Moselle. 
The army was at Ruremond which he reached May 7th.—He was at Mestricht 
May 10th.—Kerpen May 20th (where he received messages from Overkirk and 
Baden). : 
Passage of Moselle and Rhine at Coblentz on May 26th.—Rhine used for con- 
yeyance of baggage and artillery. 
Broubach May 27th. 
Cassel May 29th. 
Great negociations at Mayence. French fear attack on Alsace. 
Ladenburg June 8rd. 
Passage of Neckar. 
Hrpingen June 7th. 
Great solicitude for soldiers see Coxe T. 162. 
June 9th.—Mondelsheim where he met Eugene for the first time. 
Baden joins Marlborough and insists on command on alternate days while 
Eugene goes to Rhine. 
June 14th.—Ubersbach. 
June 19th.—Pass of Gielingen carried. 
June 24th.—Near Elchingen, opposite the strong entrenched camp of the 
Bavarians at from Lawingen to Dillingen. Marches along it to the Wernitz 
against the Bavarian post on the Schellenberg. 
July 1st.—At the foot of the Schellenberg. 
July 2nd.—Schellenberg carried. Compliments of the Emperor (Coxe 178). 
July Sth.—Danube passed in five columns junction of an army from all parts 
affected without the loss of a single corps. 
July 7th and 8th.—Lech passed on pontoons. 
July 16th.—Fall of Rain. 
July 18th.—Aicha. 
July 30th.—-Bavaria handed over to military execution. Wholesale burnings, 
distresss of Marl. 183. 
Tallard joins the elector at Biberach. Eugene moves back from the Rhine to 
Hochstadt, but allies were so separated as to be in danger of an interposition 
between the parts of their divided front. 
Allies resolve to effect a junction on the Danube. 
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