Western Germany campaign of 1758
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The Western Germany campaign of 1758 was a series of military operations during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick fought French armies for control of western German territories.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Prussian-Hanoverian campaigns in Germany | 1 |
| Western German campaign of the Seven Years' War | 1 |
| Western Germany campaign of 1758 canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of the Seven Years' War
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
Ferdinand of Brunswick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis de Bourbon-Condé, comte de Clermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Allied army of Ferdinand of Brunswick under British subsidy ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Western Germany campaign of 1759 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Allied advance into Hesse in 1758
ⓘ
Allied winter offensive of 1757–1758 in Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Krefeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Rheinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ French retreat to the Rhine in 1758 ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brunswick troops ⓘ French Royal Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanoverian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ |
| location |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Allied army under Ferdinand of Brunswick
ⓘ
Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Krefeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Rheinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
control of western German territories
ⓘ
expulsion of French forces from Hanover and Westphalia ⓘ |
| opposedBy | French Army of the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingBelligerent | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Western Germany campaign of 1757 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied strategic success
ⓘ
French forces pushed back behind the Rhine ⓘ |
| startTime | 1758 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defence of Hanover
ⓘ
security of the British ally in northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Front of the Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Western German campaign of the Seven Years' War
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Prussian-Hanoverian campaigns in Germany