Next only to Marlborough himself, Eugene was the greatest general of the age--skillful, dashing yet prudent, brave to a fault--for a general can be too brave--frank, sincere, and incapable of petty jealousy.
Between him and Marlborough, from the date of their first meeting, the most cordial friendship, and the most loyal cooperation prevailed.

Each was always anxious to give the other credit, and thought more of each other's glory than their own.

So rapidly had Marlborough marched, that only his cavalry had come up; and Prince Eugene, reviewing them, remarked that they were the finest body of men he had ever seen.
A few days later the Prince of Baden came down from the Austrian army of the Danube to meet him.

Eugene and Marlborough wished the prince to take the command of the army of the Rhine, leaving the army of the Danube to their joint command.

The prince, however, stood upon his rank; and it was finally arranged that Eugene should command the army of the Rhine, and that Marlborough and the Prince of Baden should command the army of the Danube on alternate days--an arrangement so objectionable that it is surprising it did not terminate in disaster.
Marlborough at once marched with his force, and making his way with great difficulty through the long and narrow defile of Gieslingen, effected a junction with the Prince of Baden's army; and found himself on the 2nd of July at the head of an army of 96 battalions, 202 squadrons of horse, and 48 guns; confronting the French and Bavarian army, consisting of 88 battalions, 160 squadrons, 90 guns, and 40 mortars, in a strong position on the Danube.
The bulk of the army was on the right bank.