Memoirs of the Duke de Villars, Marshal-General of the Armies of His Most Christian Majesty. Containing, his rise under the most famous French generals of the last age; the difficulties he met with from the Ministry; his intrigues at the Court of Bavaria; and his secret negotiations in Vienna, relating to the succession of the Spanish Monarchy. Intermix'd with a great number of military observations on the battles in which he fought. Extracted from original papers. Translated from the French

All titles

• Memoirs of the Duke de Villars, Marshal-General of the Armies of His Most Christian Majesty. Containing, his rise under the most famous French generals of the last age; the difficulties he met with from the Ministry; his intrigues at the Court of Bavaria; and his secret negotiations in Vienna, relating to the succession of the Spanish Monarchy. Intermix'd with a great number of military observations on the battles in which he fought. Extracted from original papers. Translated from the French
• Mémoires du duc de Villars. English

People / Organizations

• Guillaume Plantavit de la Pause (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for T. Woodward in Fleetstreet, C. Davis in Pater-noster-Row, and A. Lyon in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M DCC XXXV. [1735]

Added name

Villars, Claude Louis Hector, 1653-1734.

Publication year

1735

ESTC No.

T148129

Grub Street ID

194523

Description

[2],406p. ; 12°.

Note

Not in fact by the duc de Villars, but by the abbé de Margon, Guillaume Plantavit de la Pause

Perhaps translated by John Lockman, to whom Bowyer delivered copies

Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 1000 copies printed

Signatures: [A]1 B-S]1]2 (-S12)

Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster.

Uncontrolled note

Pp. 326,350 misnumbered 526,550