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Eugene was not a match for France without Marlborough, and the Archduke Charles, having succeeded his brother the Emperor, gave up his pretensions to the crown of Spain, so that it became possible to conclude a general peace at Utrecht in 1713. EUGENE WAS NOT A MATCH FOR FRANCE WITHOUT MARLBOROUGH AND THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES HAVING SUCCEEDED HIS BROTHER THE EMPEROR GAVE UP HIS PRETENSIONS TO THE CROWN OF SPAIN SO THAT IT BECAME POSSIBLE TO CONCLUDE A GENERAL PEACE AT UTRECHT IN SEVE
age king for show and a chess king for use, had entered the Emperor's service, and was one of his chief enemies. He aided his cousin, Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoy, in repulsing the French attacks in that quarter, gained a great victory at Turin, and advanced into Provence. Marlborough was likewise in full career of victory in the Low Countries, and gained there the battle of Ramillies. 11. Peace of Utrecht.--Louis had outlived his good fortune. His great generals and statesmen had passed away. The country was exhausted, famine was preying on the wretched peasantry, supplies could not be found, and one city after another, of those Louis had seized, was retaken. New victories at Oudenarde and Malplaquet were gained over the French armies; and, though Louis was as resolute and undaunted as ever, his affairs were in a desperate state, when he was saved by a sudden change of policy on the part of Queen Anne of England, who recalled her army and left her allies to continue the contest alone. ED LOUIS BY CALLING HIM A STAGE KING FOR SHOW AND A CHESS KING FOR USE HAD ENTERED THE EMPEROR'S SERVICE AND WAS ONE OF HIS CHIEF ENEMIES HE AIDED HIS COUSIN DUKE VICTOR AMADAEUS OF SAVOY IN REPULSING THE FRENCH ATTACKS IN THAT QUARTER GAINED GREAT VICTORY AT TURIN AND ADVANCED INTO PROVENCE MARLBOROUGH WAS LIKEWISE IN FULL CAREER OF VICTORY IN THE LOW COUNTRIES AND GAINED THERE THE BATTLE OF HAMILI ELEVEN PEACE OF UTRECHT LOUIS HAD OUTLIVED HIS GOOD FORTUNE HIS GREAT GENERALS AND STATESMEN HAD PASSED AWAY THE COUNTRY WAS EXHAUSTED FAMINE WAS PREYING ON THE WRETCHED PEASANTRY SUPPLIES COULD NOT BE FOUND AND ONE CITY AFTER ANOTHER OF THOSE LOUIS HAD SEIZED WAS RETAKEN NEW VICTORIES AT ORDERNAUT AND MALPLACIE WERE GAINED OVER THE FRENCH ARMIES AND THOUGH LOUIS WAS AS RESOLUTE AND UNDAUNTED AS EVER HIS AFFAIRS WERE IN A DESPERATE STATE WHEN HE WAS SAVED BY A SUDDEN CHANGE OF POLICY ON THE PART OF QUEEN ANNE OF ENGLAND WHO RECALLED HER ARMY AND LEFT HER ALLIES TO CONTINUE THE CONTEST ALONE
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