Battle of Malplaquet
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The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Malplaquet canonical | 24 |
| Bataille de Malplaquet | 1 |
| victory at the Battle of Malplaquet | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alliance | Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| AlliedObjective | to force a decisive defeat on the French army in Flanders ⓘ |
| AlliedStrength | approximately 86,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Malplaquet
ⓘ
surface form:
Bataille de Malplaquet
|
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ |
| campaign |
Siege of Tournai (1709)
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied 1709 campaign in Flanders
|
| commander |
Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
ⓘ
surface form:
Claude Louis Hector de Villars
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ Louis François, duc de Boufflers ⓘ Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Allied army under joint command of Marlborough and Prince Eugene ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | Hainaut ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Habsburg Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| date | 1709-09-11 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1709-09-11 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | over 30,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Tournai (1709)
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied capture of Mons (1709)
|
| FrenchObjective | to block Allied advance towards Mons and Paris ⓘ |
| FrenchStrength | approximately 75,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to war-weariness in Britain and the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
influenced subsequent peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ |
| location |
Malplaquet
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
near Mons ⓘ present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Belgium ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century ⓘ |
| outcome |
Allied forces held the field
ⓘ
French army withdrew in good order ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Tournai (1709) ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical victory
ⓘ
French strategic success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1709-09-11 ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
extensive use of field fortifications
ⓘ
frontal assaults on fortified French positions ⓘ |
| theatre | Flanders ⓘ |
| year | 1709 ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bataille de Malplaquet
subject surface form:
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
this entity surface form:
victory at the Battle of Malplaquet