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I realise this isn't actually alternate history, but I saw this thread and I wanted to focus more specifically on the early eighteenth century, having just read Richard Holmes' biography of Marlborough. The obvious three candidates are options on the poll. I'm not really sure whom to pick myself, although I'm biased towards Marlborough.