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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Crefeld
belligerent Allied army of Hanoverian-led forces
Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Prussia (contingents)
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
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
French army
commander Louis de Bourbon, comte de Clermont
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick NERFINISHED
commandStructure Allied army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
French army under comte de Clermont
conflict Seven Years' War
country Germany
date 23 June 1758
followedBy Battle of Mehr
hasParticipant British Army units
French Royal Army
Hanoverian Army units
Hessian troops
location Krefeld NERFINISHED
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
weakened French influence in western Germany
theatre Western German theatre of the Seven Years' War
year 1758


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