▁Don au w ör th , ▁he ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Al lied ▁troops ▁under ▁the ▁John ▁Church ill , ▁ 1 st ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mar l borough ▁and ▁the ▁Louis ▁William , ▁Mar gra ve ▁of ▁Baden - B aden . ▁In ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sch ellen berg ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 7 0 4 , ▁the ▁Al lies ▁carried ▁the ▁position ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁blo ody ▁assault s , ▁virt ually ▁destroy ing ▁d ' Ar co ' s ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁purs uit . ▁D ' Ar co ▁had ▁been ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁command ▁during ▁the ▁battle , ▁and ▁surv ived ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁main ▁Franco - B av arian ▁army . ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B len heim , ▁d ' Ar co , ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁caval ry , ▁gall antly ▁resist ed ▁the ▁attacks ▁of ▁Prince ▁Eug ene ▁of ▁Sav oy , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁with ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁left ▁wing ▁after ▁Mar l borough ' s ▁attack ▁destroyed ▁the ▁French ▁on ▁the ▁right . ▁He ▁followed ▁the ▁Elect or ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁had ▁another ▁caval ry ▁command ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ram ill ies ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 7 0 6 . ▁After ▁that ▁battle , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Bav aria . ▁ ▁Diplom at ▁Count ▁d ' Ar co ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Bav arian ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁a ▁pro -