Battle of Warburg

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The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.

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Battle of Warbourg 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Warburg
surface form: Battle of Warbourg
belligerent Allied army
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
campaign German campaign of the Seven Years' War
casualties French Army
surface form: French army suffered heavy casualties
commander Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Louis de Noailles
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick NERFINISHED
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
commandStructure Allied army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
conflict Seven Years' War
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
date 1760-07-31
era 18th century
followedBy Battle of Kloster Kampen
hasParticipant British Army
Brunswick Army
French Army
Hanoverian Army
Hessian troops
surface form: Hessian Army
location Electorate of Hesse NERFINISHED
Soest
surface form: Warburg

present-day Germany
near River Diemel NERFINISHED
notableUnit British cavalry
Brunswick troops
Hanoverian Army
surface form: Hanoverian infantry

Hessian troops
partOf Seven Years' War
precededBy Battle of Corbach
result Allied victory
strategicOutcome Secured Allied control over parts of Westphalia
Weakened French position in western Germany
theatre European theatre of the Seven Years' War
surface form: Western theatre of the Seven Years' War
year 1760

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Battle of Warburg alsoKnownAs Battle of Warburg
this entity surface form: Battle of Warbourg
Battle of Corbach followedBy Battle of Warburg
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick notableBattle Battle of Warburg
Battle of Corbach precededBy Battle of Warburg