What if the Battle of Malplaquet is a great victory, like Blenheim, for the Duke of Marlborough and Eugene.
Suppose general Withers arives on time or the attack of the allied troops was delayed in order to wait on the arrival of the troops of Withers from the sige of Tournai. These troops enforced the Dutch troops on the allied left flank.
Both allied flanks attacked simmultaniously which increased the presure on the French flanks, this did not happen in OTL. The Troops of Withers give the allied left flank enough strenght to hold the conquered French right flank and could even give the opportunity to out flank the French.
Let asume the French troops at a certain point broke, even entrenced. The cavalery battle as anticipated by Villars did not went according to the French plans due to command errors caused by the wounding not only of Villars (in OTL shot in his knee) but also the wounding or killing of his second in command Bouflers? Boufflers out of action due to the more succesfull attack and advance of the troops under Prince Friso and Withers.
What would be the consequences for the course of the War of the Spanish Succession.
What would it mean a victory like Blemheim for the reputation and position for Marlborough.
Wath would a victory like this mean for the position of the UK towards this war.
Wath would be the result on the future peace neagotiations asumeing the war will be ending, due to this victory in 1710 - 1711.
Suppose general Withers arives on time or the attack of the allied troops was delayed in order to wait on the arrival of the troops of Withers from the sige of Tournai. These troops enforced the Dutch troops on the allied left flank.
Both allied flanks attacked simmultaniously which increased the presure on the French flanks, this did not happen in OTL. The Troops of Withers give the allied left flank enough strenght to hold the conquered French right flank and could even give the opportunity to out flank the French.
Let asume the French troops at a certain point broke, even entrenced. The cavalery battle as anticipated by Villars did not went according to the French plans due to command errors caused by the wounding not only of Villars (in OTL shot in his knee) but also the wounding or killing of his second in command Bouflers? Boufflers out of action due to the more succesfull attack and advance of the troops under Prince Friso and Withers.
What would be the consequences for the course of the War of the Spanish Succession.
What would it mean a victory like Blemheim for the reputation and position for Marlborough.
Wath would a victory like this mean for the position of the UK towards this war.
Wath would be the result on the future peace neagotiations asumeing the war will be ending, due to this victory in 1710 - 1711.