A History of the British Army, Vol. 1: First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' WarFortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir
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A History of the British Army, Vol. 1: First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War
Fortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
Campaign of 1691 357
Campaign of 1692 358
Namur captured by the French 359-360
Battle of Steenkirk 360
End of the Campaign 367
CHAPTER III
Additions to the Army; Eighth Hussars raised 368
The Campaign of 1693 369
Battle of Landen 370
Increase of the Army for next Campaign; the Seventh Hussars 376
Tolmach's failure at Brest 377
Campaign of 1695 377
Siege of Namur 378
Peace of Ryswick 379
CHAPTER IV
Financial Exhaustion of England 381
Kidnapping of Recruits 382
The Troops unpaid 383
The cry of No Standing Army 384
Harley's Motion for Reduction of the Army carried 384
Abuse heaped on the Army in consequence 385
Distress of the Army through withholding of its Arrears 385
William tries to keep a larger Army 386
The English Establishment reduced to Seven Thousand Men 386
Distribution of the Army so reduced 388
Renewed outcry of Soldiers for their Arrears 389
Helplessness of the Commons 390
The outcry increased owing to the Resumption of Crown Grants 391
Renewal of the War; King William 392
BOOK VI
CHAPTER I
The Spanish Succession 397
Increase of the Army; Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Foot 398
Marlborough sails for the Low Countries 399
Twenty-eighth to Thirty-second Foot, Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-ninth Foot raised 400
Opening of the Campaign of 1702 401
Marlborough takes the Field 402
His Campaign ruined by the Dutch Deputies 403
The Centre of Operations tends towards the Danube 406
The Descent on Cadiz 407
Marlborough's Escape from Capture in Flanders 407
He is raised to a Dukedom 408
Scandals in the Paymaster's Office 408
The Office reconstituted 410
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