Ramillies 1706: Marlborough's tactical masterpiece

by Michael McNally, Seán Ó'Brógáin (Illustrator)

Overview

This is the story of one of the great battles which forged the reputation of the Duke of Marlborough as one of history's greatest captains. His tactical intuition on the field of Ramillies led to perhaps his finest battlefield performance and paved the way for a campaign that would see much of Flanders, including vital cities such as Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp and Louvain, come under Allied control. This title, with vivid illustrations and detailed consideration of the disposition, strength and plans of the opposing forces, examines the context and consequences of the battle. It also illuminates the intense fighting at the height of the engagement, including two enormous cavalry melees in which Marlborough was unhorsed and very nearly killed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782008248
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/20/2014
Series:	Campaign , #275
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Born in London in 1964, Mike McNally is an acknowledged expert on the Williamite War in Ireland and acted as a consultant in a recent study of President Barack Obama's Irish roots. Married, with three children, he is the author of best-selling studies of the pivotal battles of the Boyne and Aughrim is is currently studying the role of the Irish Brigade in French service from the Boyne to Fontenoy. The author of several books for Osprey, with his varied areas of interest he continues to research such diverse subjects as Irish military history, the campaigns of Marlborough and the German colonial campaigns during World War I.

Seán Ó'Brógáin lives and works in Donegal, Ireland. He has a BA (Hons) in scientific and natural history illustration from Blackpool and Fylde College (Lancaster University).
Michael McNally was born in London in 1964. An expert on 17th- and 18th-century warfare, his previous titles for Osprey include works on the Cromwellian campaigns in Ireland 1649–52, the battles of the Boyne 1690 and Fontenoy 1745. A highly versatile author, he also has a passionate interest in more modern subjects, as demonstrated by his publications on the naval battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914, and a Fortress series study of Colditz. Michael is married with three children and lives in Germany, where he works for a major reinsurance company.
Seán Ó'Brógáin lives and works in Donegal, Ireland. He has a BA (Hons) in Scientific and Natural History illustration from Lancaster University, and has worked for a wide range of clients. In addition to his stunning work for Osprey Publishing, he has collaborated with the University of Manchester, An Post, the National Museum of Ireland, the Irish Office of Public Works and a variety of media companies, museums, councils and private individuals.

Table of Contents

The Strategic Situation 5

Chronology 18

Opposing Commanders 20

The Allied Army

The Army of the Two Crowns

Opposing Forces 27

The Allied Army

The Army of the Two Crowns

Orders of battle

Opposing Plans 34

The Allied Army

The Army of the Two Crowns

The Battle 38

Approach to contact

The ground

The French deploy

First blood

Where the redcoats march

To pierce the enemy line

A clash of arms

The village

A balance

The collapse of the Bourbon right

The fall of Ramillies

Retreat and disaster

The Aftermath 90

The Battlefield Today 93

Further Reading 94

Index 95