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Villars the Great Soldier of France and His Virtue
A lengthy account from Baron de Polinitz’s Letters praises Marshal de Villars, tracing his career from youth under Louis XIV to commander in Germany, Italy, and the Cevennes. It notes victories, cautious political thought, and his refusal to duel France’s princes, ending with an anecdote about a dog bite remedy offered to Bath and Bristol.
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Marshal de Villars
Baron de Polinitz
Louis XIV
Ryswick
Vienna
Charles 11
Spain
Villars
Germany
Asmy
Marshal de Catinet
Fridlingaen
France
Savoy
Bavaria
Cevennes
Marshal de Montrevel
Duke of Vendofine
Flanders
Bouffleurs
Pyrtttas
Sloedi
Matthal
Donaili
Waa
Provence
Tie Parke
Low Countries
Utrecht
de Villass
T'Xibourg
Gilles
Mies
Eugene
Stanislaus
Lorrain
Bar
Sicily
Naples
Utreche
Philip
Bath
Bristol