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
Blenheim order of battle Marquis de Rosel Field Marshal Johann Baptist, Count d'Arco Blenheim order of battle The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession on August 13, 1704. Captain General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Lieutenant General Charles Churchill Field Marshal Prince François Eugène von Savoy-Carignan Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, Duc de Tallard, Marshal of France Lieutenant General Philippe, Marquis de Clérambault Maréchal de Camp, the Marquis de Blansac Marquis de Montpeyroux Prince Maximillian II Emmanuel Wittelsbach, Elector of Bavaria Second in command Marshal Marsin Lieutenant General the Marquis du Bourg