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Scotland in 1709

Historical records for Scotland in 1709, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

September

11 September 1709Battle of MalplaquetJohn Campbell Argyll, 2nd

Malplaquet · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, fights at the Battle of Malplaquet.

11 September 1709Battle of MalplaquetGeorge Douglas-Hamilton Orkney, 1st

Malplaquet · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

At the desperate Battle of Malplaquet, Lord Orkneys battalions lead the charge toward the French entrenchments, suffering serious losses

11 September 1709Battle of MalplaquetGeorge Hamilton Orkney, 1st

Malplaquet · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

George Hamilton leads infantry in the costly Allied assault against French entrenchments at Malplaquet.

Names involved

George Douglas-Hamilton Orkney, 1stGeorge Hamilton Orkney, 1stJohn Campbell Argyll, 2nd

Places involved

Malplaquet

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.