Battle of Bergen
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The Battle of Bergen was a 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces under the Duc de Broglie defeated an allied army led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick near Bergen, close to Frankfurt am Main.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bergen (1759) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| AlliedCasualtiesAndLosses | about 2,500 killed, wounded and captured ⓘ |
| AlliedCommander | Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AlliedStrength | approximately 35,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bergen
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surface form:
Battle of Bergen (1759)
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| belligerent |
Allied army of Great Britain, Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Brunswick and Prussia
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French Army ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaign | Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred before the Battle of Minden in 1759 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
France ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie ⓘ
surface form:
Victor-François, Duc de Broglie
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| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfEvent | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 13 April 1759 ⓘ |
| effectOnWar | helped France stabilize its position in western Germany in 1759 ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesAndLosses | about 1,500 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
ⓘ
surface form:
Victor-François, Duc de Broglie
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| FrenchStrength | approximately 28,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | took place east of the Rhine River ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick
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French Army of the Main ⓘ |
| location |
Bergen
NERFINISHED
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Electorate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ near Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Allied frontal attacks against fortified French positions
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French defensive position on heights around Bergen ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Minden campaign phase (same year, different battle) ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingCommanders |
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
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surface form:
Victor-François, Duc de Broglie and Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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| region | Hesse ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | French attempt to secure Frankfurt am Main and the Main River line ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | French maintained control of Bergen and secured their position near Frankfurt ⓘ |
| tacticalSummary | French forces repulsed repeated Allied assaults and counterattacked successfully ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1759 ⓘ |
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Battle of Bergen (1759)