text:  How different from the triumphant army which with drums beating and colours flying had crossed at the same place six weeks before! Marlborough having detached part of his force to besiege Ulm drew near with the bulk of his army to the Rhine which he passed near Philipsburg on the 6th September and soon after commenced the siege of Landau on the French side; Prince Louis with 20 000 men forming the besieging force and Eugene and Marlborough with 30 000 the covering army