 Achitarisira kupesvedzera pfungwa dzavanhu muEngland uye kumanikidza vaFrance kuita zvibvumirano zvinokosha, Eugene akagadzirira nhimbe huru. Asi pana 21 May 1712 - apo vaTories vakafunga kuti vakanga vawana mashoko akanaka nehurukuro dzavo dzomunhu oga navaFrance - Duke weOrmonde mutsivi waMarlborough akagamuchira zvinonzimirayiro yokudzivisa, ichimudzivisa kutora rutivi mune ipi neipi yechiito chechiuto. Eugene akatora nhare yeLe Quesnoy mukutanga kwaJuly, asati akomba Landrecies, asi Villars, achishandisa mukana wekusawirirana kweAllied, akakunda Eugene uye akakunda Earl weAlbermarles Dutch garrison paDenainmusi wa24 July. VaFrench vakatevera kukunda kwacho nekutora chinyorwa chikuru cheAllies kuMarchiennes, vasati vadzosa kurasikirwa kwavo kwekutanga kuDouai, Le Quesnoy neBouchain. Muchirimo chimwe chete nzvimbo yose yapamberi yeAllies yakavakwa zvakaoma mumakore kuti ishande sechinhu chokutanga kupinda muFrance yakanga yaraswa nokukurumidza. 