_James Fitz-James_ Duke of _Berwic_, a Peer and Marshal of _France_, a Peer of _England_, a Grandee of _Spain_, a Knight of the Garter, and of the Golden Fleece, is the legitimated Son of _James_ II. King of _Great Britain_[69]. He follow’d his Father to _France_, where he served with Distinction. In 1706 he had the Marshal’s Staff given him; and in 1707 he commanded the Army of the two Crowns in _Spain_, where he defeated the Lord _Gallway_ near _Almanza_. The King of _Spain_, to reward him for such great Service, made him a Grandee of _Spain_, and gave him the Duchy of _Liria_, which M. _de Berwic_ yielded to his eldest Son, who is actually in Possession of it. In 1714 the Marshal-Duke of _Berwic_ reduc’d _Barcelona_ under the Obedience of _Philip_ V. This City had refus’d to acknowledge that Prince, and tho’ abandon’d, and without any Hopes of Relief, continued the War with an Obstinacy of Men who seem’d to be desperate. The very Women, the Priests, Friers, all were Soldiers in _Barcelona_; and during the Siege, which held sixty-one Days with open Trenches, after a Blockade of eleven Months, there were five hundred and forty-three Friers and Priests kill’d and wounded in the Sallies and Attacks. The City was taken on the eleventh of _September_ by Storm: The Battle lasted from Four o’Clock in the Morning till Eleven, when the Inhabitants retir’d into the new Town, which is only separated from the other by a single Wall. They surrender’d next Day at Discretion to the Marshal-Duke _de Berwic_, who gave them a verbal Promise to save their Lives, and to protect the City from Plunder, on their paying down a large Sum of Money. _Barcelona_ being thus reduc’d, the Marshal return’d to _France_ loaded with Wealth and Honours. Upon the Death of King _Lewis_ XIV. he was admitted to the Council of the Regency, and sent soon after to command in _Guienne_. The Regent gave him the Command of the Army against the King of _Spain_, which his Royal Highness had before offer’d to the Marshal _de Villars_; but that Nobleman told him, He would never draw his Sword against a Prince who might one Day become his Sovereign, a Prince for whose Service he had already spilt some Blood, and one for whom the Kingdom had expended such a Treasure. The Marshal-Duke of _Berwic_, being not so delicate, accepted of the Command, took _St. Sebastian_, and obey’d the Regent much more than he was bound to do in Duty. For this he was continued in the Command of _Guienne_, and particularly of _Bourdeaux_. For some time past the Marshal-Duke has been very much at Court, and often at his Ducal Lordship in _Picardy_[70].