Malplaquet

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battle historic battlefield locality

Malplaquet is a locality on the border between modern-day France and Belgium, historically notable as the site of a major battle during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Malplaquet 0

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historic battlefield ⓘ
locality ⓘ
belligerent Grand Alliance ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
casualties very high on both sides ⓘ
commander John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Marlborough

Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars ⓘ
surface form: Marshal Villars

Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
coordinateEvent War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countryDuringEvent Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1709-09-11 ⓘ
hasEvent Battle of Malplaquet ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
locatedAt Malplaquet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
locatedIn Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern France ⓘ
locatedNear Belgium ⓘ
Mons ⓘ
Mons ⓘ
border between France and Belgium ⓘ
notableFor Battle of Malplaquet ⓘ
one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century ⓘ
partOf French-Belgian border region ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
result strategic French advantage ⓘ
tactical Allied victory ⓘ
terrainFeature rural landscape ⓘ
wooded area ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coldstream Guards → battleHonour → Malplaquet ⓘ
Royal Scots → battleHonours → Malplaquet ⓘ
Malplaquet → locatedAt → Malplaquet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Malplaquet → location → Malplaquet ⓘ