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The Duke also early devoted himself to a military life, and served under the great Marlborough. He distinguished himself at the battles of Ramilies, of Oudenarde, and Malplaquet, and assisted at the siege of Lisle and of Ghent.
Parma recalls the foreign troops Siege of Oudenarde Coolness of Alexander Capture of the city and of Nineve Inauguration of Anjou at Ghent Attempt upon his life and that of Orange Lamoral Egmont's implication in the plot Parma's unsuccessful attack upon Ghent Secret plans of Anjou Dunkirk, Ostend, and other towns surprised by his adherents Failure at Bruges Suspicions at Antwerp Duplicity of Anjou The "French Fury" Details of that transaction Discomfiture and disgrace of the Duke His subsequent effrontery His letters to the magistracy of Antwerp, to, the Estates, and to Orange Extensive correspondence between Anjou and the French Court with Orange and the Estates Difficult position of the Prince His policy Remarkable letter to the States-general Provisional arrangement with Anjou Marriage of the Archbishop of Cologne Marriage of Orange with Louisa de Coligny Movements in Holland, Brabant, Flanders, and other provinces, to induce the Prince to accept sovereignty over the whole country His steady refusal Treason of Van den Berg in Gueldres Intrigues of Prince Chimay and Imbize in Flanders Counter efforts of Orange and the patriot party Fate of Imbize Reconciliation of Bruges Death of Anjou
They left the house and directed their steps towards Doctor Ox's laboratory, which was situated outside the town, near the Oudenarde gate the gate whose tower threatened to fall in ruins. They did not take each other's arms, but walked side by side, with a slow and solemn step, which took them forward but thirteen inches per second.
The Prince of Orange had in the meantime secured possession of Louvain, Ruremonde, Mechlin, and other towns, carried Termonde and Oudenarde by assault, and made demonstrations which seemed to court Alva once more to try the fortune of the campaign in a pitched battle. But such were not William's real intentions, nor did the cautious tactics of his able opponent allow him to provoke such a risk.
Thus disappointed, the French generals altered their resolution, abandoned Oudenarde, and began to pass the Schelde at Gavre. The two generals of the confederates were bent upon bringing them to an engagement. Cadogan was sent with sixteen battalions and eight squadrons to repair the roads, and throw bridges over the Schelde below Oudenarde.
Before the year 1745 had ended, Tournay, Ghent, Bruges, Oudenarde, Dendermonde, Ostend, Nieuport, Ath fell in succession into the hands of Marshal Saxe, and after a brave defence Brussels itself was forced to capitulate on February 19, 1746.
The victory of Oudenarde in the summer of 1708 gave them a new handle. "What is the good," they cried, "of these glorious victories, if they do not bring peace? What do we gain by beating the French in campaign after campaign, if we never bring them nearer to submission?
Having gone quietly home after doing the deed, he was pursued, arrested, and upon the Saturday ensuing taken to the market-place of Oudenarde. Here the right hand with which he had committed the offence was cut off, and he was then fastened to the stake and burned to death over a slow fire.
She was the daughter of the puissant Charles the Fifth, but her mother was only the daughter of a citizen of Oudenarde; of a "quidam" like the nameless weaver who had thus been burned by her express order. It was not to be supposed, however, that the circumstance could operate in so great a malefactor's favor.
Having gone quietly home after doing the deed, he was pursued, arrested, and upon the Saturday ensuing taken to the market-place of Oudenarde. Here the right hand with which he had committed the offence was cut off, and he was then fastened to the stake and burned to death over a slow fire.
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