Malplaquet, Battle of
/ˌmælplæˈkeɪ/- a battle in 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near the village of Malplaquet in northern France, on the border with Belgium. A force of allied British and Austrian troops under the Duke of Marlborough won a victory over the French.马尔普拉凯战役（1709年西班牙王位继承战争期间的一场战役, 战场在法国北部靠近比利时边境的马尔普拉凯村附近; 英国和奥地利联军在马尔伯勒公爵指挥下战胜了法国人）。