He declared he would spare neither his credit, forces, nor person, in concurring with their measures; and that in the spring he would come at the head of his troops to fulfil his engagements.

They forthwith resolved to employ two hundred and twenty-two thousand men against France in the ensuing campaign.

The proportions of the different princes and states were regulated; and the king of England agreed to furnish twenty thousand.

He supplied the duke of Savoy so liberally, that his affairs soon assumed a more promising aspect.

The plan of operations was settled, and they transacted their affairs with such harmony that no dispute interrupted their deliberations.