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Memorial · Taisnières-sur-Hon · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Memorial Bataille de Malplaquet (1709) in Taisnières-sur-Hon

Bataille de Malplaquet (1709) is a memorial in Taisnières-sur-Hon, Nord. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

Memorial Bataille de Malplaquet (1709) in Taisnières-sur-Hon
Memorial Bataille de Malplaquet (1709) in Taisnières-sur-Hon, photo 2
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The story

Audio tour · Bataille de Malplaquet (1709)

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You're in the area where the Battle of Malplaquet was fought on 11 September 1709, close to what was then the border between France and the Southern Netherlands. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the eighteenth century, part of the War of the Spanish Succession.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Memorial Bataille de Malplaquet (1709) in Taisnières-sur-Hon
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When you stand at Bataille de Malplaquet (1709), the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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