23 May 1706
Battle of Ramillies
Serves with Marlborough's army at Ramillies.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Ramillies in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Serves with Marlborough's army at Ramillies.
Lumley serves in the cavalry during Marlborough's victory at Ramillies.
Marlborough defeats Villeroi at Ramillies and opens the Spanish Netherlands to Allied occupation.
Carries Marlborough's orders during the Ramillies campaign.
Uses a feint and cavalry shift to break Villeroi's army.
Personally helps lead a cavalry counter-charge during the close fighting that precedes the French collapse at Ramillies.
Presses the French left at Ramillies, encouraging Villeroi to commit reinforcements away from the sector Marlborough intends to exploit.
Shifts Allied troops across the battlefield to reinforce the decisive attack while masking the movement from the French command.
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