John Campbell Argyll, 2nd11 September 1709
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, fights at the Battle of Malplaquet.
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, fights at the Battle of Malplaquet.
At the desperate Battle of Malplaquet, Lord Orkneys battalions lead the charge toward the French entrenchments, suffering serious losses
George Hamilton leads infantry in the costly Allied assault against French entrenchments at Malplaquet.
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