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| Marlborough writing the Blenheim despatch to Sarah, by Robert Alexander Hillingford |
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Tuesday, 12 August 2025
On This Day August 13
On August 13, 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession, the armies of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and Prince Eugene of Savoy, defeated the Franco-Bavarian force in the Battle of Blenheim, ending French dominance of Europe. The first dispatch from the Duke of Marlborough announcing his victory at Bleinheim after 17 hours in the saddle, was written on the back of a tavern bill to his wife Sarah. It said "Let the Queen know, her army has had a glorious victory."
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Le 13 août 1704, lors de la Guerre de Succession d’Espagne, Marlborough et le prince Eugène battirent les Franco-Bavarois à Blenheim, brisant la suprématie française Mc Donalds Preise. Épuisé, Marlborough annonça triomphalement sa victoire à Sarah sur une simple note d’auberge.
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