Authors: Richard Holmes
Davenant, Charles, 31
Davenant, Henry, 217
Davies, Mrs Christian, 265, 277, 296, 348, 405, 428
Davies, Richard, 405, 428
Davis, Mary, 62
Davison, Captain:
killed (1689), 161
Deane, Private John Marshall:
as source, 8
on weather on march to Danube, 265
on action at Donauwörth, 275–6
at battle of Blenheim, 292
at Lines of Brabant, 315
on French artillery pieces, 316
and crossing of Dyle, 320
and demolition of Lines of Brabant, 323
at battle of Ramillies, 334, 345
and advance in Brabant, 349
on battle of Oudenarde, 383, 390
at Ghent, 405
on siege of Tournai, 419
in battle of Malplaquet, 428–9
on 1711 campaign, 456
qualities, 477
Dedem, Lieutenant General Coenraad Willem van, 323
Delamere, Henry Booth, 2nd Baron, 18
Dendemonde, 349, 373, 375
Dender, river, 362, 373, 378, 395
Denmark:
troops in Irish campaign, 169–70
troops in Grand Alliance, 202, 409
casualties at Blenheim, 297
cavalry at Ramillies, 341, 346–7
cavalry at Oudenarde, 387
Derby, James Stanley, 19th Earl of, 26
Dettingen, battle of (1743), 284
Devonshire, William Cavendish, 1st Duke (
earlier
4th Earl) of, 137, 163, 180
Devonshire, William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of, 464
Diepenbeek, river, 384, 387
Diest, 75
Dijkvelde, Everaarde van Weede, Baron van, 141
Disarming Acts (Scotland), 471
Dissenters:
and Occasional Conformity, 239
Dixmude, 75
Donauwörth, 250, 269–76
Dongan, Colonel Thomas, 52
Donia, Private John, 402
Dopff, General Daniel Wolf, Baron van, 317, 335, 374, 391, 464
Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of, 140, 143, 154, 156
Douai, 393, 399, 455
siege and capture (1710), 214, 443, 450–1
Douglas, Lord George
see
Dumbarton, Earl of
Dover, Treaty of (1670), 51, 65, 67, 77
dragoons:
function and role, 101–2
quartered on French Huguenots, 130
Drake, Eleanor, Lady, 41–2, 44
Drake, Sir John, 41
Drake, John (Eleanor’s son), 42
Drake, ‘Captain’ Peter:
as source, 9
duels, 19–20
serves in Low Countries, 204–5, 231
on halberd sergeants, 307
at Ramillies, 334, 346
wounded and surrenders at Malplaquet, 432
Drummer, Edward, 122
Dryden, John, 18
All for Love
, 473
Du Muy (Du Mé), Lucas, 401
duels, 19–21
Duke of Marlborough’s New Exercise of Firelocks and Bayonets, The
(1708), 284
Dumbarton, Lord George Douglas, Earl of, 52, 80, 120–1, 124, 128
Dundas, Sandy, 21
Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount, 172
Dunkirk:
British troops in, 48, 50, 469
sold to France, 48
attack planned, 175
privateers, 393
Britain demands demolition of defences, 410
Duras, Louis de
see
Feversham, 1st Earl of
Dutch Guards, 160, 168, 189, 191, 426, 429
Dutch, the:
Marlborough’s attitude to, 4, 196, 255, 321–2
officers favoured by William, 27, 172, 182
British troops support French against, 52, 65
raid Medway (1667), 61
Louis XIV threatens, 65–6
in War of League of Augsburg, 182
differ from Marlborough in strategy, 255–6
casualties at Blenheim, 297
acknowledge Marlborough’s princely title, 303
and magazine at Trier, 309
oppose Marlborough’s advance over Dyle river, 317, 320–1
differences among generals, 318
withhold troops from Italy, 331
at battle of Ramillies, 341, 343, 345, 347
cooperate in attack on French coast, 350
share government of Spanish Netherlands with Britain, 361, 368, 371
at battle of Oudenarde, 387
troops at Malplaquet, 426, 429–30, 432
sign first Barrier Treaty (1709), 435
territorial claims in Netherlands, 435
ill-served by Treaty of Utrecht, 459
send troops in support against 1715 Jacobite rebellion, 470
see also
United Provinces
Dutch Republic
see
United Provinces
Dutch War, Third (1672–4), 52, 61, 77–8
Duumvirs (Marlborough and Godolphin), 353, 363–4, 407, 412, 442
Dyle, river, 240, 242, 316–17, 320–1, 333
Earle, Peter, 112
Earle, Major General Thomas, 394, 396, 398–9
Eckeren, battle of (1703), 244–6
Edinburgh Parliament:
Marlborough sits in, 99
Eename, 382–3
Eifel, 249
Elgin, 3rd Earl of
see
Ailesbury, 2nd Earl of
Elixheim, 315
Elizabeth I, Queen, 302
Ellis, John, 259, 296, 310
Elnberger, Major General, 75
Elst’s Dutch battalion, 367
England:
Union with Scotland (1707), 31, 327, 353, 356
political parties and factions, 34–5, 38
as republic, 39
relations with France, 51
alliance with Holland against France, 52
commercial strength, 188–9
and Treaty of Ryswick, 188
financial reforms, 189–90
see also
Great Britain
Enniskillen, 166
Ensheim, battle of (1674), 80
Essex, Algernon Capel, 2nd Earl of:
death, 414, 446
Essex, Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of, 92
Essex, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of, 41, 327
Estrées, Admiral Jean d’, 78
Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan:
portraits, 13
campaign in Italy, 224, 309, 350, 356
defeats Turks at Zenta (1697), 250
disparages Victor Amadeus of Savoy, 252
favours advance to Danube, 255
meets up with Marlborough on march to Danube, 264, 266
appearance and character, 266
relations with Marlborough, 266–7, 387
discipline, 267
at Lines of Stollhofen, 268, 278
cooperates with Marlborough in Bavaria, 279–80, 283
at battle of Blenheim, 287, 289, 291, 294
with Marlborough at Seyerbach, 305
counsels Marlborough against leaving army early, 322
and Marlborough at Ramillies, 333
in attack on Toulon, 357–9, 361
Marlborough urges despatch to Spain, 362
commands army on Moselle, 370, 372
and
battle of Oudenarde, 374, 383, 385–6
and Flanders campaign (1708), 374–5, 377, 378
and Marlborough’s depression over loss of Ghent and Bruges, 375–6
attends council of war with Marlborough, 391
visits mother in Brussels, 392
opposes Marlborough’s Channel strategy, 394
and siege of Lille, 394–8
wounded, 398, 428
favours besieging Tournai, 418–19
in Flanders campaign (1709), 418
covers Bossu gap, 423
in battle of Malplaquet, 426
diverted to Rhine for 1711 campaign, 452–3
defeated by Villars at Denain, 462
and Marlborough’s visit to Frankfurt (1713), 465
Evelyn, John:
view of Marlborough, 10–11
house at Wotton, 14
on execution of regicides, 17
on restoration of Charles II, 45
on Charles II’s dogs, 57
on James Douglas (Earl of Arran), 65
witnesses judicial torture in France, 66
on Margaret Godolphin, 100
on Prince George of Denmark, 106
on Charles II’s death, 109
on French persecution of Protestants, 129
on Hounslow Heath military camp, 134
and William’s impending invasion, 137, 142
Examiner
(news-sheet), 463
Exclusion Crisis (1678–80), 91–3
executions:
practice of, 17–18
Exeter:
William of Orange in, 147
Eyne, 382, 384, 385
Fagel, François, Greffier, 254
Fagel, General François Nicolas, 429
Faille, F.H. de la, 372
Fairburne, Captain Stafford, 170
Falkner, James, 270
Farewell, Captain, 231–2
Fariaux, Jacques de, 75–6
Farquhar, George:
The Recruiting Officer
, 221
Feiling, Sir Keith, 90
Fenwick, Major General Sir John, 73, 179, 187–8
Ferguson, Brigadier James, 274, 292
Feversham, Louis de Duras, 1st Earl of (and marquis de Blanquefort):
earldom, 27
at battle of Ensheim, 80
praises Marlborough, 80
takes leave in Paris, 81
at court of Charles II, 100
commands against Monmouth rebellion, 114–21
at Sedgemoor, 122, 125, 127–8
made Garter Knight and rewarded with estate, 126
lampooned by Buckingham, 127
and conspiracy against James II, 136
and William’s invasion and advance, 150, 155
disbands forces, 155, 158
William appoints master of Royal Hospital, 155
Marlborough harasses for payment of debt, 440–1
Field, Ophelia, 104
Fielding, Robert (‘Beau’), 62–3
Fiennes, Celia, 15
Fifth Monarchy men, 49–50
Fitzharding, Barbara, Lady (
née
Villiers), 108, 154, 162–3, 176–7
Fitzharding, Colonel John Berkeley, Baron, 108, 151, 154, 162–3
FitzJames, Arabella, 48
FitzJames, Henrietta, 48
FitzRoy, Anne, 62
Flanders:
British troops in, 53, 89
Marlborough’s command in, 89, 224–489
William’s wars in, 173–4, 182
in War of Spanish Succession, 210
Villeroi in, 240
Heinsius requests more British troops for, 362
and Marlborough’s 1708 campaign, 370–2
Villars deploys in, 417
1711 campaign in, 452
see also
Spanish Netherlands
Fletcher, Andrew, 111
Fleurus, battle of (1690), 162
Forbin, Claude, comte de, 215
forlorn hope (military unit), 72, 102, 170, 272
Fortescue, Sir John, 2–3
France:
Whig hostility to, 37
expansionism, 51, 66, 200
relations with England, 51
war with Dutch, 51, 65–8
British troops support against Dutch, 52
England allies with
Holland against, 52–3, 65–6
conditions, 66–7
judicial torture in, 66
at siege of Maastricht, 70–5
defensive frontiers, 90
Protestants persecuted, 129–30
army strength, 132
threat in North America, 135
alliance with Turks and conflict with Innocent XI, 146
resumes war with Dutch (1688), 146, 159
James II’s exile in, 156
Walcourt defeat, 161–2