Battle of Krefeld
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The Battle of Krefeld was a 1758 Seven Years' War engagement in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Krefeld canonical | 7 |
| Battle of Crefeld | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Krefeld
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surface form:
Battle of Crefeld
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| belligerent |
Allied army of Hanoverian-led forces
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Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia (contingents)
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
|
| campaign | Ferdinand of Brunswick's 1758 campaign in western Germany ⓘ |
| casualties | French casualties significantly higher than Allied casualties ⓘ |
| chronology | mid-war engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Allied forces
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French Revolutionary Army ⓘ
surface form:
French army
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| commander |
Louis de Bourbon-Condé, comte de Clermont
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis de Bourbon, comte de Clermont
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Allied army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
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French army under comte de Clermont ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| date | 23 June 1758 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Mehr ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army formations
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surface form:
British Army units
French Army ⓘ
surface form:
French Royal Army
Hanoverian Army units ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ |
| location |
Krefeld
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North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Allied flank march against the French left ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the French army ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Rheinberg ⓘ |
| region | Lower Rhine region ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
strengthened Allied position in western Germany
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weakened French influence in western Germany ⓘ |
| theatre |
European theatre of the Seven Years' War
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surface form:
Western German theatre of the Seven Years' War
|
| year | 1758 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Crefeld