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End of the War and Marlborough Accused
England was war weary. Marlborough had fallen from the Queen's favour and many in Parliament wanted to be rid of him; but while England was still at war Marlborough was a necessity. Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy won another victory against the French at Oudenarde. They went on to take Lille, Bruge and Ghent. The navy took Minorca. France admitted defeat. The war with Spain though was not over and although Louis XIV said he would no longer defend Philip of Spain (his grandson) and said he would withdraw from Spain and give over French fortresses to the Alliance, he refused to go to war against his grandson. Peace terms broke down. Marlborough led a terrible carnage at Malplaquet. The Whigs claimed another victory, the Tories said they had thrown away a chance for peace. Marlborough returned to face a charge - embezzlement of public monies. The King of Prussia protested Marlborough's innocence in a solemn document and, Prince Eugene travelled to England to plead for him. But the Tory government ignored the princes of Europe and Marlborough was dismissed from all his offices. A year later the Peace of Utrecht ended the War of Spanish Succession.
 
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