THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE LATE PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY, AND THE LATE JOHN DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH; including a particular description of the several battles, sieges, &c. in which either or both those Generals Commanded. Collected from the best authors in all languages, volume 1 to which is added A Supplement containing a succinct account of the remarkable events which happened in the late WAR, and wherein neither of the Illustrious Generals above-mentioned had any share, particularly in Spain. From one thousand severn hundred and one to One thousand severn hundred and six. The whole illustrated with Variety of copper plates of battle scenes, sieges, plans & carefully engraven by Claude du Bosc.
London: printed by James Bettenham, for Claude Du Bosc, 1736. Claude du Bosc. First Edition. Folio, 2 volumes, pp. 391 & 360. Engraved frontispiece. Bound in rubbed and scuffed contemporary calf (covers held by the cords). Small circular bookplate on the pastedown of each volume (belonging to William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757 -1844), a British Tory politician and nobleman. Books from his library were sold at auction by Sotheby's 27 March 1922, and a further “selected portion of the Library at Lowther Castle, Penrith” on 14 July 1937. Cf. British Armorial Bindings.) This contains Contains 23 double-page maps and plans in volume I, and 16 double-page plans in volume II, as well as several other small engraved illustrations. While the bindings are rubbed and worn, the leaves and maps and plates are remarkably crisp and clean. A very good set. Item #59355
From Wikipedia: Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy–Carignano (French: Eugène François, German: Eugen Franz, Italian: Eugenio Francesco; 18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) was a member of the House of Savoy and Generalfeldmarschall of the Imperial Army and statesman of the Holy Roman Empire and the Archduchy of Austria and one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna.
Born in Paris, Eugene grew up around the court of King Louis XIV of France. Based on his poor physique and bearing, the Prince was initially prepared for a clerical career, but by the age of 19 he had determined on a military career. Following a scandal involving his mother Olympe, he was rejected by Louis XIV for service in the French army. Eugene moved to Austria and transferred his loyalty to the Habsburg Monarchy.
Spanning six decades, Eugene served three Holy Roman Emperors: Leopold I, Joseph I, and Charles VI. He first saw action against the Ottoman Turks at the Siege of Vienna in 1683 and the subsequent War of the Holy League, before serving in the Nine Years' War, fighting alongside his cousin, the Duke of Savoy. However, the Prince's fame was secured with his decisive victory against the Ottomans at the Battle of Zenta in 1697, earning him Europe-wide fame. Eugene enhanced his standing during the War of the Spanish Succession, where his partnership with the Duke of Marlborough secured victories against the French on the fields of Blenheim (1704), Oudenarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709); he gained further success in the war as Imperial commander in northern Italy, most notably at the Battle of Turin (1706). Renewed hostilities against the Ottomans in the Austro-Turkish War consolidated his reputation, with victories at the battles of Petrovaradin (1716), and the decisive encounter at Belgrade (1717).
Throughout the late 1720s, Eugene's influence and skillful diplomacy managed to secure the Emperor powerful allies in his dynastic struggles with the Bourbon powers, but physically and mentally fragile in his later years, Eugene enjoyed less success as commander-in-chief of the army during his final conflict, the War of the Polish Succession. Nevertheless, in Austria, Eugene's reputation remains unrivalled. Although opinions differ as to his character, there is no dispute over his great achievements: he helped to save the Habsburg Empire from French conquest; he broke the westward thrust of the Ottomans, liberating central Europe after a century and a half of Turkish occupation; and he was one of the great patrons of the arts whose building legacy can still be seen in Vienna today. Eugene died in his sleep at his home on 21 April 1736, aged 72.
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