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c. 11,000. The Battle of Malplaquet took place on 11 September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near Taisnières-sur-Hon in modern France, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. A French army of around 75,000 men, commanded by the Duke of Villars, engaged a Grand Alliance force of 86,000 under the Duke of Marlborough.
Battle of Malplaquet, (Sept. 11, 1709), the duke of Marlborough’s last great battle in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14). It was fought near the village of Malplaquet (now on the French side of the Franco-Belgian border), about 10 miles (16 km) south of Mons.
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The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, which opposed the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance whose major members were the Habsburg Monarchy, Great Britain, the United Provinces and the Kingdom of Prussia.
John Churchill Duke of Marlborough: Battle of Malplaquet 11th September 1709 War of the Spanish Succession. Combatants at the Battle of Malplaquet: British, Dutch, Austrians, Hanoverians, Prussians and Danes against the French and Bavarians. Scots, Irish, Swiss and Germans fought in the battle on both sides.
Jun 11, 2018 · Malplaquet, Battle of a battle in 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near the village of Malplaquet in northern France, on the border with Belgium. A force of allied British and Austrian troops under the Duke of Marlborough won a victory over the French.
Fantasy. Horror. Sci-fi. Doctor Who. The Battle of Malplaquet was an Earth conflict. The battlefront was visited by the Doctor, where he met the Duke of Marlborough. In his fourth incarnation, the Doctor mentioned it to Sarah Jane Smith while they were being shot at by Kraal service mechanics, but before he could relate the story...
battle of Malplaquet. Quick Reference. (11 September 1709) A battle fought in north-east France, close to the Belgian frontier, that saw Marlborough's last victory over the French in the War of the Spanish Succession. Marlborough's invasion of France in 1709 was an attempt to make Louis XIV agree to the allies' harsh peace terms.
