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Parisian Critique of French Military Pride and Misrule
A London observer recalls a Paris dinner where officers boast of past campaigns. Rivalry and satire fly as officers claim credit for strategic prowess, lament shortages of favor from Louis XIV, and recount intrigues of the Spanish and English fronts. The tale blends courtly vanity with reflections on war leadership and national character.
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Bourboni
Austria
Mantua
Italy
Berwick
Villars
Brifac
Fort Khel
Eugene
Philipsbourg
d’Asfeld
Stanislaus
Poland
London
Duke of Marlborough
France
Blenheim
Ramillies
Oudenarde
Malplaquet
Dapper
Louis XIV
Grand Monarque
Madam Maintenon
Nephesithe
St. Sebastian
House of Bourbon
Sfn
Spain
Burgundy
Great
Britain
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