troops in Ramillies now gave way, and Marlborough ordered the whole of the infantry that was massed before the village to advance across the morass upon Offus, with the Third and Sixth Dragoon Guards in support. The French broke and fled at their approach; and meanwhile the Buffs and Twenty-first, which had so far remained inactive on the right, forced their way through the swamps before them, and taking Autréglise in rear swept away the last vestige of the French line on the left. Five British squadrons followed them up and captured the entire King's Regiment (Régiment du Roi). The Third and Sixth Dragoon Guards also pressed on, and coming upon the Spanish and Bavarian horse-guards, who were striving to cover the retreat of the French artillery, charged them and swept them away, only narrowly missing the capture of the Elector himself, who was at their head.[1] On this the
- ↑ Order of Battle. Ramillies, 12th-23rd May 1706.
Right. { Scots Greys.
{ 5th Royal Irish Dragoons.
{ 1st Dragoon Guards.
{ 5th " "
{ 7th " "
{ 6th " "
{ 3rd " "
Eighteen Dutch Squadrons.
Right { 1 Batt. 1st Guards.
Wing { 1 " Royal Scots.
only. { 16th Foot.
{ 26th Cameronians.
{ 28th Foot.
{ 23rd Royal Welsh.
{ 8th Foot.
{ 3rd Buffs.
{ 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers.
{ Evans's Foot.
{ Macartney's Foot.
{ Stringer's Foot.
{ 15th Foot.
Left.
1st Line. Foreign Infantry.
2nd Line.
Foreign Cavalry.
{ 2nd Batt. Royal Scots.
{ 18th Royal Irish.
{ 29th Foot.
{ 37th "
{ 24th "
{ 10th "
Foreign Infantry.
From Kane's Campaigns.
