Marlborough as Military Commander : Spellmount Classics

This is a detailed analysis of the Duke of Marlborough as a commander set in the context of the military realities of the eighteenth century.

It includes details of the Battle of Sedgemoor, Marlborough's first engagement in which he played a leading role and a description of the art of war at that time including movement, support and armament of field forces, together with a discussion of formalized patterns of attack and defence in the sieges.

It also explores continental campaigns: Donauworth, Hochstadt, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet.