VILLARS:Moved east to Spires - took the open city without incident. Began siege of Frankenthal. Frankenthal not expected to hold long.

MARSIN: Sent a detachment north to Worms. An allied detachment left to guard the crossing there was engaged and virtually destroyed.  SEE FULL REPORT - Battle of Worms.

Another detachment moved south and found the defensive Stolhoffen lines at Rastat had been abandoned by Eugene who was retreating eastwards. Marsin's detachment has begun a siege of Rastat, but it is expected that he currently has insufficient forces to effect an immediate capitulation. 

TALLARD: Moved eastwards through the Black Forest Hills and was opposed by Prince Louis of Baden. A hard battle was fought and Baden withdrew in good order - but lost part of his siege train in the process. SEE FULL REPORT - Battle of the Passes.

THE ELECTOR: Has not ventured out of Bavaria and is digging in.

MARLBOROUGH: Moved south towards Stuttgart. Left a detachment at Worms to guard the flank of his supply lines - but this was overrun and his supply columns interdicted. Consequently Marlborough was forced to rendezvous with Eugene in order to maintain supply.

EUGENE: Withdrew eastwards from the Stolhoffen lines and effected a rendezvous with Baden and Marlborough.

BADEN: Moved north to rendezvous with Eugene - but was able to intercept Tallard. Fought a hard battle as Tallard emerged from the mountains but effected a withdrawal when a key division collapsed in the combat. SEE FULL REPORT - Battle of the Passes.