Battle of Vellinghausen

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The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Vellinghausen 1761
belligerent Allied army
France
Great Britain NERFINISHED
Hanover NERFINISHED
Prussia
campaign 1761 campaign in Westphalia
combatantSide Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
French army in Westphalia
commander Duc de Broglie
Marquis de Castries
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick NERFINISHED
conflict Seven Years' War
country Holy Roman Empire
date 1761
geographicalContext northwest Germany
historicalEra Age of Enlightenment
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedForce British Army
French Royal Army
Hanoverian Army
Prussian contingents
location Vellinghausen NERFINISHED
Westphalia
opponentStrength larger French army
outcome French attack repelled
partOf European theatre of the Seven Years' War
Seven Years' War
region Westphalia
result Allied victory
significance checked French advance in Westphalia
helped secure Allied position in western Germany
strategicObjective French attempt to dislodge Allied forces from Westphalia
maintain Allied control of Westphalia
tacticalSituation Allied defensive action
French offensive operation
theatre Western German theatre of the Seven Years' War
year 1761

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Vellinghausen ("Battle of Vellinghausen 1761")
alsoKnownAs
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
notableBattle
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
precededBy

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