Battle of Malplaquet
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History, French History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: September 11, 1709
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. Result: Allied victory, although the French suffered fewer losses and conducted an orderly withdrawal from the field without being pursued.
On September 11, 1709, 100,000 allied troops forced 90,000 defending French troops from the field, both suffering huge losses. The British-Dutch-Austrian allies had besieged the fortress at Mons on September 4. To break the siege, Marshal Claude- Louis-Hector, duc de Villars, massed 90,000 troops in nearby Malpaquet. To remove this threat to...
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