The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-07

Of the electors dominion. Tallard
meanwhile. woke UP and pressing
forward managed to effect junction
with his friends. MARLBOROUGH re-
crossed the Danube. combined his
forces with those of Prince Eugene
| and took up position near Blenheim.
The troops of Marlborough and
! Eugene numbered $4,000. with So
cannon. Opposed TO them were the
armies Of the French marshals and
! the elector, 10000 strong with 81
pieces Of artillery. 1t was absolutely
necessary that Marlborough should at
/ tack before Filleroy should become
aroused and advancing through Fran.
COMA give to the Gallo-Bavarian allies
overwhelming force.
With the Danube securing their
right flank and the high ground of
the Gold Berg and Eich Berg their
| left, it was only in the front that
the Gallo-Bavarian allies could be al,
tackled. Tallard was in chief command.
He weakened his center in evident
reliance upon the swampy ground be-
| Oberglau. where lay II battalions of
infantry including the celebrated Irish
brigade.
A fog which covered the ground
early on the morning Of August 13 OBJ.
scured the advance to Tallard until
the oncoming British left wing was
close upon him. Then he opened a
terrific cannonade. Lord Cults. with
strong brigade of infantry, hurled
| himself against Blenheim town, only
| to suffer repuIse, while Marlborough
was crossing the little liver, Npbel.
! Here the duke was IN serious trouble,
for his Squadrnns Of cavalry became
mirrd in The swamp while the French
| artillery played upon them mercilossly.
III VIII. only by reSolutely advancing
fresh un'n that Marlborough got him
self out Of his predicament. Eventua
! ally h. formed his whole left wing Ill
| sricndid strategic position, only 10 be
ipiaced on the very edge Of disaster al
| the center where the Prince OF EiOl-
/ stein Beck. with eleven HanOrerlnn
| battaliunS WAS charged and utterly
routed by the lierccly cheering Irish
brigade. Breaking through the lines
the Irish were close to achieving VIC,
tory akin to that they aftcrward
r1ined AT Fontenoy. But their ardor
carried them TOO far. Marlborough sent
! Them rpeling back with furious cavalry
charges. while three hastily summoned
bartalions raked them as they retreat
! ed.
Meanwhile Eugene on tho right wing.
was So hard pressed that only the
stcadiurss Of his PrussiHn regiments
and his own personal cNcrtiuns saved
him. However he held on, while Marl-
! borough with Hannibal-like reliance
upon cavalry prepared the finishing
stroke elsewhere. At in the afternoon
he massrd S,0h0 hnrsrm"n. supported
| them with infantry and artillery and
sent them against III" 10000 French
cuyalrvmrn whose line was lnterlac"d
with imfuntrymrn. For II time the is
sue hung in the balance. for the Brit
ish squadron warrrcd before the ho:
French fire, but The artillery supports
came into action most manfully. tho
French fusillade slackrncd and Marl-
borough instantly ordering Il charge
along the whole line the French cav
airy lost their heads. fired in the air
and dashed Off tho field. leaving the
nine infantry hnttalions 10 be ridden
over, by the overwhelming mass or
British horsemcn.
This won the battle. Resistance con-
tiuued. tho French making a dcsper-
ale effort TO cut themselves out. Mar
shall Mnrsin AMI The clcctor did get
away from Eugene, but the - bat