The Spanish Expeditionary Force of the Grand Alliance arrives off of Catalonia and hopes to make a better show of things than their comrades the year before, but one eye remains on the affairs of the Duke of Savoy in not so distant Italy. The Duke, joined by his cousin Prince Eugene, fights to save his country from the massed forces of France, and in Flanders the Duke of Marlborough continues his struggle against the interfering political appointees of the States General.