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Malplaquet, battle of (mälpläkā`), a major engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession (see Spanish Succession, War of the Spanish Succession, War of the, 1701–14, last of the general European wars caused by the efforts of King Louis XIV to extend French power. The conflict in America corresponding to the period of the War of the Spanish Succession was known as Queen Anne's War
..... Click the link for more information. ). On Sept. 11, 1709, the combined forces of England and the Holy Roman emperor, led by the Duke of Marlborough Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of
..... Click the link for more information. and Prince Eugene of Savoy Eugene of Savoy, 1663–1736, prince of the house of Savoy, general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. Born in Paris, he was the son of Eugène, comte de Soissons of the line of Savoy-Carignano, and Olympe Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin .
..... Click the link for more information. met the French army under Marshal Villars Villars, Claude Louis Hector, duc de (klōd lwē ĕktôr` dük də vēlär`)
..... Click the link for more information. . Although the French were forced to retreat, the Anglo-imperial army, attacking strongly fortified positions, suffered more than 20,000 casualties, twice the number of French casualties. The battle was a strategic victory for France as it prevented an allied advance to Paris.