# Duke of Marlborough — The History of Henry Esmond character guide

> Duke of Marlborough in The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lord Marlborough, Marlborough, the Duke of Marlborough, my Lord Duke of Marlborough

**First appearance:** 0027-ix-i-make-the-campaign-of-1704

## Who they are

The great general and commander of the English forces during the War of Spanish Succession.

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