Convention of Klosterzeven

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The Convention of Klosterzeven was a 1757 agreement during the Seven Years' War in which Hanoverian forces under the Duke of Cumberland capitulated to the French, temporarily neutralizing Hanover from the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century treaty
armistice agreement
military convention
alsoKnownAs Convention of Zeven NERFINISHED
category 1757 in military history
France–Germany military history
History of Hanover
Treaties of the Seven Years' War
commanderFrenchSide Louis Charles César Le Tellier, Duc d'Estrées NERFINISHED
commanderHanoverianSide Duke of Cumberland NERFINISHED
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland NERFINISHED
conflict Seven Years' War
countryInvolved Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
date 1757
effectOnHanover occupation obligations toward France
withdrawal from active participation in the Seven Years' War
historicalSignificance demonstrated French ascendancy in western Germany in 1757
temporarily removed Hanover from the Seven Years' War
immediateConsequence French strategic advantage in northwestern Germany
demobilization of much of the Hanoverian army
languageOfName German
legalNature capitulation agreement
location Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED
Klosterzeven NERFINISHED
Zeven NERFINISHED
monarchOfHanoverAtTime George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED
month September 1757
negotiatedBy Duke of Cumberland NERFINISHED
French commanders in western Germany
placeTypeOfLocation former monastery town
politicalContext personal union between Great Britain and Hanover under George II
precededBy Battle of Hastenbeck NERFINISHED
reactionInBritain strong political criticism of the Duke of Cumberland
regionOfLocation Lower Saxony NERFINISHED
relatedBattle Battle of Hastenbeck NERFINISHED
result capitulation of Hanoverian forces
disbandment of the Army of Observation
temporary neutralization of Hanover
signatorySide French army NERFINISHED
Hanoverian army NERFINISHED
signedAfter French victory at the Battle of Hastenbeck
subsequentDevelopment Hanoverian forces later re-entered the war
convention later repudiated under British pressure

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Battle of Hastenbeck followedBy Convention of Klosterzeven