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The Battle of Malplaquet, 11 September 1709

Image credit: National Army Museum

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The Battle Malplaquet (1709) was a battle in the Wars of the Spanish Succession (1702–1713). Here, the Duke of Marlborough and his troops enter enemy entrenchments. Malplaquet was fought between the Allied army under Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy, and the French army under Marshal Villars. The French occupied a strong defensive position around the wood of Tanières in Northern France. After desperate hand-to-hand fighting the Allies won the day but lost over 20,000 men. These were some of the heaviest casualties seen in eighteenth-century warfare and Marlborough’s popularity declined as a result. In 1713, the French artist Laguerre was commissioned by Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough to decorate the walls of Marlborough House in London with scenes from her husband's victories during the recent wars.

Title

The Battle of Malplaquet, 11 September 1709

Date

c.1713

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 106.8 x W 136 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1980-02-33

Acquisition method

gift from Mrs M. Austen-Leigh, 1980

Work type

Painting

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