OSPREY CAMPAIGN 355: MALPLAQUET 1709 de Simon MacDowall and Illustrator Graham Turner

(Subject: Osprey: Campaign) In 1709, after eight years of war, France was on her knees. There was not enough money left in the treasury to pay, equip or feed the army and a bad harvest led to starvation throughout the kingdom. Circumstances had worsened to the point that King Louis XIV was forced to offer to end the War of Spanish Succession on humiliating terms for his country. However, the allied powers - Britain, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire - refused Louis' offer, believing that one more successful campaign would utterly destroy French power. This book examines the campaign of 1709, culminating in the battle of Malplaquet, which would prove Louis' enemies disastrously wrong. Led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy, the allied armies achieved a tactical victory - but it was a hollow one. (Published: 2020) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 9781472841247) (Pagination: 96pp, 3 double ppp colour plates, 3 3D battle plans, 5 colour maps, colour ills.) (Condition: new in card cover) UL-XXXXXX