Battle of Hastenbeck
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The Battle of Hastenbeck was a 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces defeated the Hanoverian army, leading to the temporary French occupation of Hanover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hastenbeck canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Schlacht bei Hastenbeck ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duke of Cumberland's resignation from command
ⓘ
French control of Hanover in 1757 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Brunswick troops
ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick-Lüneburg
Electorate of Hanover ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaign | French campaign in Western Germany (1757) ⓘ |
| cause | French attempt to overrun Hanover and pressure Britain ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
France
ⓘ
Hanoverian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Hanoverian Army of Observation
|
| commander |
Louis Charles César Le Tellier, Duke of Estrées
ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
surface form:
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
|
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAftermath | occupation of Hanover by France in 1757 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 26 July 1757 ⓘ |
| effect |
retreat of the Hanoverian army
ⓘ
signing of the Convention of Klosterzeven ⓘ temporary French occupation of Hanover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Convention of Klosterzeven ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the Weser River ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French royal forces
ⓘ
surface form:
French Royal Army
Hanoverian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Hanoverian Army of Observation
|
| location |
Electorate of Hanover
ⓘ
near Hastenbeck ⓘ present-day Lower Saxony, Germany ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
French breakthrough into northern Germany
ⓘ
defence of Hanover by the Army of Observation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French flank attack through wooded terrain
ⓘ
Hanoverian defensive position on heights near Hastenbeck ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seven Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-French War (1756–1763)
Lower Rhine campaign ⓘ
surface form:
French operations on the Lower Rhine
|
| precededBy | French invasion of Hanover (1757) ⓘ |
| region | Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Krefeld
ⓘ
Battle of Minden ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise