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The Franco-Bavarian commanders deployed their forces.

In the village of Lutzingen, Count Maffei positioned five Bavarian battalions with a great battery of 16 guns at the village's edge.

In the woods to the left of Lutzingen, seven French battalions under the Marquis de Rozel moved into place.

Between Lutzingen and Oberglauheim the Elector placed 27 squadrons of cavalry – Count d ' Arco commanded 14 Bavarian squadrons and Count Wolframsdorf had 13 more in support nearby.

To their right stood Marsin's 40 French squadrons and 12 battalions.

The village of Oberglauheim was packed with 14 battalions commanded by the Marquis de Blainville ( including the effective Irish Brigade known as the ' Wild Geese ').

Six batteries of guns were ranged alongside the village.

On the right of these French and Bavarian positions, between Oberglauheim and Blenheim, Tallard deployed 64 French and Walloon squadrons ( 16 drawn from Marsin ) supported by nine French battalions standing near the Höchstädt road.

In the cornfield next to Blenheim stood three battalions from the Regiment de Roi.

Nine battalions occupied the village itself, commanded by the Marquis de Clérambault.

Four battalions stood to the rear and a further 11 were in reserve.

These battalions were supported by Hautefeuille's 12 squadrons of dismounted dragoons.

By 11: 00 Tallard, the Elector, and Marsin were in place.

Many of the Allied generals were hesitant to attack such a relatively strong position.

The Earl of Orkney later confessed that, " had I been asked to give my opinion, I had been against it.