Battle of Wilhelmsthal
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The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Wilhelmsthal canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Wilhelmsthal (1762) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick's German campaigns ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied army
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| campaign |
Western German campaign of 1759
ⓘ
surface form:
Western German campaign of the Seven Years' War
|
| chronology | late phase of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Braunschweig
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ |
| commander |
Louis de Noailles
ⓘ
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
|
| date | 1762-06-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Allied operations against French forces in Germany ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | French army suffered higher casualties than the Allies ⓘ |
| hasType | field battle ⓘ |
| location |
Electorate of Hesse
ⓘ
near Wilhelmsthal ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | to defeat French forces operating in western Germany ⓘ |
| notableFor | successful Allied maneuver against dispersed French corps ⓘ |
| outcome | French forces were defeated ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Vellinghausen ⓘ |
| region | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| sideCommandedBy |
Louis de Noailles
ⓘ
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to Allied control in western Germany
ⓘ
weakened French position in western Germany ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | Allied forces attacked separated French corps in detail ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1762 ⓘ |
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