11 September 1709
Battle of Malplaquet
At the desperate Battle of Malplaquet, Lord Orkneys battalions lead the charge toward the French entrenchments, suffering serious losses
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Malplaquet in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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.
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, fights at the Battle of Malplaquet.
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