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Orange, personally led the attacks on the French entrenchments. His horse was shot out from under him during one of these attacks. He also personally ordered up reinforcements when the second Dutch assault on the left flank faltered. Struck hard by the slaughter among the Dutch infantry at
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Friesland at the headquarters of the Duke of Marlborough from 1706 until Marlborough's dismissal in 1711. As such he was charged with advising Marlborough, and with keeping an eye on him, as agreed when Marlborough was made lieutenant-captain-general of the army of the Republic in 1702. The Dutch
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will draw up a list in accordance with the advice of the generals and colonels. It does not suit us to jeopardize our
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