text:  When Marlborough saw this cross-movement fairly commenced skilfully availing himself of a rising ground on which the front of his column of attack on his right was placed he directed the second line and columns in support when the front had reached the edge of the plateau where they obstructed the view of those behind them to halt in a hollow where they could not be seen and immediately after still concealed from the enemy's sight to defile rapidly to the left till they came into the rear of the left centre