Note from the Duke of Marlborough reporting his victory at Blenheim, 1704. This note, hastily scribbled in pencil on pages ripped from a notebook, from John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, to his wife Sarah, reports his victory over the forces of the French King Louis XIV and his Bavarian allies at Blenheim in southern Germany in 1704. The note, dated August 13, reads: 'I have not time to say more, but to beg you will give my duty to the Queen and let her know her Army has had a glorious victory. Monsieur Tallard and two other Generals are in my coach and I am following the rest: the bearer, my aide-de-camp, Colonel Parke, will give her and account of what has passed. I shall doe it in a day or two, by another more at large. Marlborough'.
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Note from the Duke of Marlborough reporting his victory at Blenheim, 1704. This note, hastily scribbled in pencil on pages ripped from a notebook, from John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, to his wife Sarah, reports his victory over the forces of the French King Louis XIV and his Bavarian allies at Blenheim in southern Germany in 1704. The note, dated August 13, reads: 'I have not time to say more, but to beg you will give my duty to the Queen and let her know her Army has had a glorious victory. Monsieur Tallard and two other Generals are in my coach and I am following the rest: the bearer, my aide-de-camp, Colonel Parke, will give her and account of what has passed. I shall doe it in a day or two, by another more at large. Marlborough'.

Date

1704

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A16_109

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,9Mo (2,4Mo) / 29,5cm x 45,9cm / 3479 x 5420 (300dpi)

Mots clés

library British war text century victory note Britain handwriting news concept battle victorious B&W signature British Library lettering black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century Battle of Blenheim pencil manuscript Churchill Marlborough John Churchill Sarah Churchill Jennings Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough John Churchill Duke of Marlborough Marlborough Duke of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough First Duke of Marlborough Sarah Heritage Art Duchess of Mindelheim Prince of John Duke of Marlborough Captain John Churchill Prince of Mindelheim Churchill John Churchill Sarah Jenyns Jenyns

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