Battle of Ramillies their disastrous defeat at Blenheim in 1704, the next year brought the French some respite. The Duke of Marlborough had intended the 1705 campaign – an invasion of France through the Moselle valley – to complete the work of Blenheim and persuade King Louis XIV to make peace but the plan had been thwarted by friend and foe alike. The reluctance of his Dutch allies to see their frontiers denuded of troops for another gamble in Germany had denied Marlborough the initiative but of far greater importance was the Margrave of Baden’s pronouncement that he could not join the Duke
Mall of the Mainland land at the Mall of the Mainland, allowing the group to sell parcels to allow for the development of free-standing retailers and restaurants. Bivins said that the exact sales price had not been disclosed and that the sales price was less than the price it cost to build the mall. During May 2002 the Mall of the Mainland was 65% occupied. Bivins said in 2002 that the mall had "significant competition" with the Baybrook Mall in Houston, located north of the Mall of the Mainland, which Bivins said was "the dominant retail force on the southeast side of Houston." Bivins