Major Andrew Macfarlane

Abt 1673 - 1709  (36 years)

• Name	Andrew Macfarlane  [1, 2]
  Title	Major
  Birth	Abt 1673	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1677	Ardess, Buchanan parish, Perthshire, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	Officer in British Army
  Death	11 Sep 1709	Malplaquet, Flanders, France
  Person ID	I11134	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Macfarlane, of Ardess 18th Baron of Arrochar 15th Chief,   b. Abt 1635   d. Jul 1709 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Campbell,   b. Abt 1647, Strachur, Cowal, South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 10 Feb 1671	Strachur, Cowal, South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland   [3]
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1673
  Family ID	F4665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1 - Andrew died fighting against the French in the War of the Spanish Succession, at the Battle of Malplaquet on the French/Belgian border. 2 - The Battle of Malplaquet was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on September 11 , 1709 between France and a British–Austrian alliance (known as the Allies). The British and Austrians were led by John_Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugène of Savoy , with a contingent of Dutch troops, while the French were commanded by Marshal Villars and Marshal Louis Franois Boufflers. Each side had about 90,000 troops, and were encamped within cannon range of each other near the Belgian border. The Austrians attacked at 9 am, pushing the French back into the forest behind them. The Dutch broke off to attack the French right flank and were defeated with heavy casualties, but they distracted Boufflers enough that he could not come to Villars aid. Villars was able to regroup his forces, but Marlborough and Eugène attacked again and forced Villars to retreat by 3 pm. The Allies had suffered so many casualties in their attack that they could not pursue him. By this time they had lost 20,000 men, twice as many as the French. It was the bloodiest battle of the war, and prevented the Allies from moving on towards Paris . Retrieved from "<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Malplaquet>"

  
  

• Sources

  [S2191] James Macfarlane, "History of Clan Macfarlane", (Name: Name: published 1922 by David J. Clarke of Glasgow;;). [S2194] Mrs C. M. Little, History of Clan MacFarlane, (Name: Name: 1893;;). [S197] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Submission Search: 570414-093099155422 LDS Medieval Famil i es Unit.