One year before this battle, one of the losing commanders defeated General Styrum at this same site.
One year before this battle, one of the losing commanders defeated General Styrum at this same site. The other losing commander at this battle had abandoned the siege of Villingen a couple of weeks earlier. Assaults on the namesake village of this battle were led by John Cutts. The left flank of the losing side attempted to hold Oberglau under commanders such as Ferdinand de Marsin and Maximilian Emanuel, the Elector of Bavaria. The victors forded the river Nebel. The losing French forces at this battle were led by the Duc de Tallard. The victorious English commander built a palace in Oxfordshire named after this battle. For 10 points, name this 1704 victory for Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough, a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
One year before this battle, one of the losing commanders defeated General Styrum at this same site.
Battle of Blenheim