His Capture of Nules 479 His Relief of Valencia 481 Galway's Advance from Portugal to Madrid 482 He is cut off from his base and marches for Valencia 483 Peninsula Campaign of 1707 484 Galway defeated at Almanza 485 Peterborough leaves the Peninsula 488 CHAPTER VII Marlborough's Campaign of 1707 490 His only chance ruined by Dutch Deputies 491 His Difficulties in England 492 His Campaign of 1708 493 Ghent and Bruges betrayed to the French 494 His march to Oudenarde 495 Battle of Oudenarde 496 The Siege of Lille 503 Marlborough shifts his base to Ostend 507 Action of Wynendale 507 The Elector of Bavaria invests Brussels 509 Marlborough's march to relieve it 509 Fall of Lille; recovery of Ghent and Bruges 510 Capture of Minorca 511 CHAPTER VIII Unsuccessful Negotiations for Peace 512 Campaign of 1709; Villars in command of the French 513 Siege of Tournay 513 The march upon Mons 515 Indecisive Action of the Allies 517 Battle of Malplaquet 517 Fall of Mons 526 CHAPTER IX The Peninsular Campaign of 1709; Siege of Alicante 528 Death of General Richards 529 Campaign in Portugal; Action of the Caya 529 Catalonian Campaign of 1710 530 Combat of Almenara 531 Action at Saragossa 531 Reinforcement of the French; Evacuation of Madrid 532 The Defence of Brihuega 532 British forced to Capitulate 534 Action of Villa Viciosa 534 Virtual close of the War in the Peninsula 535 Political Changes in England 536