Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick

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The Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick was a coalition force of mainly British, Hanoverian, and Prussian troops commanded by Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick during the Seven Years' War in Western Europe.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition army ⓘ
field army ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
activeIn Hanover ⓘ
Lower Rhine region ⓘ
Westphalia ⓘ
ally Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
commander Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
country Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
endTime 1763 ⓘ
formedTo defend Hanover against French invasion ⓘ
secure Western Germany for the Anglo-Prussian alliance ⓘ
languageOfCommand French (for some contingents) ⓘ
German ⓘ
namedAfter Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Bergen (1759) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bergen

Battle of Corbach ⓘ
Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Battle of Lutterberg (1758) ⓘ
Battle of Minden ⓘ
Battle of Vellinghausen ⓘ
Battle of Warburg ⓘ
Battle of Wilhelmsthal ⓘ
notableCommander Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ⓘ
Lord Granby ⓘ
Prince Isenburg-Birstein ⓘ
Prince of Anhalt ⓘ
opponent Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire (imperial contingents) ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Spanish forces in Western Europe ⓘ
partOf Allied forces in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
predecessor Army of Observation ⓘ
startTime 1758 ⓘ
strategicRole shielded Prussia's western flank ⓘ
tied down large French forces in Western Europe ⓘ
supportedBy British Army ⓘ
British Treasury subsidies ⓘ
Brunswick-Oels troops ⓘ
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel troops ⓘ
Hanoverian Army ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ
Schaumburg-Lippe troops ⓘ
theatre Western European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
timePeriod 1758 ⓘ
1763 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Bergen → involvedUnit → Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ
Battle of Kloster Kampen → involvedForce → Anglo-Allied army ⓘ
linked to: Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick
Battle of Brakel (Seven Years' War) → hasParticipant → Allied army (Anglo-Hanoverian-Prussian coalition) ⓘ
linked to: Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick
Western German campaign of 1759 → hasParticipant → Anglo-Hanoverian army ⓘ
linked to: Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick
Battle of Lutterberg → combatantSide → allied army of Hanover, Hesse, and Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick
French army in Westphalia → opponent → Allied army of Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick