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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
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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