LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The General Situation in 1703 Map showing the peril of Marlboroughs Riarch to the Danube beyond the Hills which separate the Rhine from the Danube . Map illustrating Marlboroughs March to the Danube . Map illustrating the Riarch of Riarlborough and Baden across Marcins front, from the neighbourhood of Ulm to Donaumorth . Map showing how Donauworth is the key of Bavaria from the North-West . Map showing Eugenes March on the Dan- ube from the Black Forest Map showing the Situation when Eugene suddenly appeared at IIochstadt, August 5-7, 170-4 . Thc Elements of the Action of Blenheim proper understanding of a battle and of its historical significance is only possible in connection with the campaign of which it forms a part and the campaign can only be understood when we know the political object which it was designed to serve. A battle is no more than an incident in a campaign. However decisive in its im- mediate result upon the field, its value to the general...