Battle of Malplaquet
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The Battle of Malplaquet took place on 11 September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near Taisnières-sur-Hon in France, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. A French army of around 75,0
Painting of the battle by Jan van Huchtenburgh
Disposition of forces; allied (upper right), French (lower left)
Dutch troops at Malplaquet led by the Prince of Orange, by Charles Rochussen.
Portraits of Eugene of Savoy, Marlborough and the Prince of Orange, by Pieter Tanjé
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was a British army officer and statesman. From a gentry family, he s
Battle of Malplaquet
…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. In one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, the latter won a narrow victory, but suffered heavy casualties. Allied advances in 1708 led to…
1702 portrait
James, Duke of York
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; attributed to Godfrey Kneller
The Marlborough family c. 1694 by John Closterman. On the Duke's left are Elizabeth, Mary, the Duchess, Henrietta, Anne and John.