During the siege that preceded this battle, the Marquis de Surville lost royal favor by minting unauthorized silver coins.  
During the siege that preceded this battle, the Marquis de Surville lost royal favor by minting unauthorized silver coins.  John William Friso, the Prince of Orange, disobeyed orders by launching an all-out assault during this battle. The two armies clashed between the Wood of Sars and the Wood of Laniere, just after the surrender of Tournai. An afternoon charge by the Earl of Orkney sealed victory in this battle, which led immediately to the fall of the fortress at Mons. The losing army was led exclusively by the Duke of Boufflers after a musket ball crippled his co-commander, the Marshal Villars. This bloodiest battle of the Eighteenth Century saw the winning commanders build on their victory the previous year at Oudenarde. FTP, name this tactical victory for the Grand Alliance under Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough, fought in 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession. 
During the siege that preceded this battle, the Marquis de Surville lost royal favor by minting unauthorized silver coins.  
Battle of Malplaquet