Early Modern Europe
Defeated at Blenheim, He Taught England to Grow Celery
A Bavarian general surrendered to an English officer neither man could understand in 1704, and the paperwork they signed by candlelight reshaped the map of Europe.
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Download on the App StoreWar of the Spanish SuccessionEarly Modern EuropeFranceEnglandMilitary HistoryBlenheimCamille de TallardJohn ChurchillPrisoner of War18th Century
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