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246 Heinsius, and the States-General. Eugene then returned to Vienna to bring up reinforcements, and Marlborough proceeded to Flanders to assemble the army, and be in readiness for the junction of Eugene. Before Eugene and Marlborough parted, however, they had gone together to Hanover, and persuaded the elector to be contented with merely acting on the defensive, so that he might spare a part of his forces for the projected operations in Flanders.



His son, the electoral prince—afterwards George II of England—took a command of cavalry in the imperial family under Marlborough.

Before the campaign commenced a singular circumstance