 Complete the following phrase:  The early months of 1706 also proved frustrating for the Duke as Louis XIVs generals gained early successes in Italy and Alsace. These setbacks thwarted Marlboroughs original plans for the coming campaign, but he soon adjusted his schemes and marched into enemy territory. Louis XIV, equally determined to fight and avenge Blenheim, goaded his commander, Marshal Villeroi, to seek out Monsieur Marlbrouck. The subsequent 