Historical place archive

Malplaquet in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Malplaquet in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1709–1709

Historical events in Malplaquet

1709

11 September 1709
Battle of Malplaquet
John Churchill · War of the Spanish Succession

Marlborough and Eugene drive the French from Malplaquet in a costly Allied victory.

11 September 1709
Malplaquet Assault
John Churchill · War of the Spanish Succession

Wins a costly victory beside Prince Eugene.

Provenance

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