Hoezeer Marlborough dit alles verdroot, blijkt nergens duide
lijker dan in zijn brief aan Heinsius van 3 September, waarin hij na
zich beklaagd te hebben over het tijdverlies na de inneming van
Hoey, vervolgt met: 'The difference of opinions I am afraid will
encorage the enemy, for it is most certaine thay know all that passes
here, soe that if I might have millions given mee to serve another
yeare and be obliged to doe nothing but by the unanimous consent of
the generals, I would much sooner dyefor besides that nothing can
be a secritt, all discipline after the maner wee now live must be
lost, it not being in the power of any one to punishsoe that if the
States can think my being here can he of any use, I hope thay will
aprove of the only expedient I can think of, which is my being
att the head of the troupes payde by England, and thay joyning such
of their to mee as they shall judge for the good of their service. Att
the same time I shall be very desirous to have as many Deputys in
the army with mee as thay please, for I shall never have a thought
but what I should be glad thay should be judge off'.
Hadden wij, zo vervolgt hij, deze regeling van het begin af aan
gemaakt dan hadden wij nu een 'glorious campagne' gehad, 'for wee
have had occasions to have made use of the braverie of the troupes'.
FRANSE POSITIES OP SEPTEMBER 1703
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