Western German campaign of 1759

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military campaign theatre of war

The Western German campaign of 1759 was a series of military operations in western Germany during the Seven Years' War, marked by clashes between French forces and allied Anglo-Hanoverian and Prussian armies for control of the region.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Prussian campaigns in Germany	1
Anglo-Prussian-Hanoverian campaign in western Germany	1
French campaigns in Westphalia during the Seven Years' War	1
French invasion of Hanover	1
Saxon campaign of 1759	1
Western German campaign of 1759 canonical	1
Western German campaign of the Seven Years' War	1
Western German campaigns of the Seven Years' War	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanover ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
conflict	Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
describedBySource	military histories of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
endTime	1759 ⓘ
hasBattle	Battle of Bergen ⓘ Battle of Corbach ⓘ Battle of Friedberg (1761) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Friedberg (1759) Battle of Lahn ⓘ Battle of Minden ⓘ
hasCommander	Ferdinand of Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Georges Érasme de Contades NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie ⓘ
hasContext	continental theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ struggle for dominance in Central Europe ⓘ
hasLocation	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ western Germany ⓘ surface form: Western Germany Westphalia ⓘ
hasParticipant	Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Hanoverian army Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Hanover ⓘ French Army ⓘ Great Britain ONNED1 ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
mainTheatre	Western Front of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
notableEvent	defeat of French army at the Battle of Minden ⓘ
objective	control of western Germany ⓘ
opposingForce	French forces ⓘ Prussian forces ⓘ allied Anglo-Hanoverian forces ⓘ
partOf	Seven Years' War ⓘ
result	Allied strategic success in halting French advance ⓘ
startTime	1759 ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Battle of Bergen → campaign → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

Battle of Wilhelmsthal → campaign → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western German campaign of the Seven Years' War

Battle of Lippstadt → relatedEvent → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaigns in Westphalia during the Seven Years' War

Battle of Emsdorf → partOf → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Prussian-Hanoverian campaign in western Germany

Battle of Marburg (Seven Years' War) → partOf → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western German campaigns of the Seven Years' War

Battle of Fulda (Seven Years' War) → partOf → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Prussian campaigns in Germany

European theatre of the Seven Years' War → hasCampaign → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of Hanover

Battle of Maxen → campaign → Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saxon campaign of 1759