But this was not the greatest drawback to the efficiency of the allied army; they were paralyzed by the dissensions of their commanders--Galway, Das Minas, and the Dutch Count de Noyelles.

Each and all declined to acknowledge Peterborough as commander in chief.

The earl then offered to waive his own rights entirely and to fight as a simple volunteer, and that Das Minas, Lord Galway, and the Dutch general should each command their own forces, receiving their orders from the king.
This offer was, however, refused by the three generals.

The partisans of the various leaders shared their animosity.

The English troops of Peterborough claiming, and justly, that Catalonia and Valencia had been gained and won by him, and that to him alone the king owed his crown, were furious that those who had shown naught but incapacity from the commencement of the campaign should now refuse to recognize his authority.