Battle of Krefeld

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The Battle of Krefeld was a 1758 Seven Years' War engagement in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Crefeld ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Krefeld
belligerent Allied army of Hanoverian-led forces ⓘ
Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia (contingents) ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
campaign Ferdinand of Brunswick's 1758 campaign in western Germany ⓘ
casualties French casualties significantly higher than Allied casualties ⓘ
chronology mid-war engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
combatantSide Allied forces ⓘ
French army ⓘ
commander Louis de Bourbon, comte de Clermont ⓘ
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ
commandStructure Allied army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ
French army under comte de Clermont ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
date 23 June 1758 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Mehr ⓘ
hasParticipant British Army units ⓘ
French Royal Army ⓘ
linked to: French Army

Hanoverian Army units ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
location Krefeld ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ
notableTactic Allied flank march against the French left ⓘ
outcome defeat of the French army ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Rheinberg ⓘ
region Lower Rhine region ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
strategicEffect strengthened Allied position in western Germany ⓘ
weakened French influence in western Germany ⓘ
theatre Western German theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
year 1758 ⓘ

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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick → notableBattle → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Battle of Rheinberg → precededBy → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Battle of Rheinberg → followedBy → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Battle of Krefeld → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Crefeld ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Krefeld
Battle of Lutterberg (1758) → precededBy → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Battle of Hastenbeck → relatedEvent → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Comte de Clermont → participatedIn → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Battle of Lutterberg → precededBy → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
French army in Westphalia → engagedIn → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick → notableBattle → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Western Germany campaign of 1758 → hasPart → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick → notableBattle → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick → victoryIn → Battle of Krefeld ⓘ