Battle of Warburg

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The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.

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Battle of Warburg canonical 3
Battle of Warbourg 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Warbourg
linked to: Battle of Warburg
belligerent Allied army
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
linked to: Braunschweig

Electorate of Hanover
France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
campaign German campaign of the Seven Years' War
casualties French army suffered heavy casualties
linked to: French Army
commander Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Louis de Noailles
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
commandStructure Allied army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
conflict Seven Years' War
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
date 1760-07-31
era 18th century
followedBy Battle of Kloster Kampen
hasParticipant British Army
Brunswick Army
French Army
Hanoverian Army
Hessian Army
linked to: Hessian troops
location Electorate of Hesse
Warburg
linked to: Soest

present-day Germany
near River Diemel
linked to: Diemel
notableUnit British cavalry
Brunswick troops
Hanoverian infantry
linked to: Hanoverian Army

Hessian troops
partOf Seven Years' War
precededBy Battle of Corbach
result Allied victory
strategicOutcome Secured Allied control over parts of Westphalia
Weakened French position in western Germany
theatre Western theatre of the Seven Years' War
year 1760

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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick notableBattle Battle of Warburg
Battle of Corbach precededBy Battle of Warburg
Battle of Corbach followedBy Battle of Warburg
Battle of Warburg alsoKnownAs Battle of Warbourg
linked to: Battle of Warburg