Battle of Malplaquet | European history | Britannica
Battle of Malplaquet: Battle of Malplaquet, (Sept. 11, 1709), the duke of Marlborough’s last great battle in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14). It was fought near the village of Malplaquet (now on the French side of the Franco-Belgian border), about 10 miles (16 km) south of Mons.
