Battle of Langensalza (1761)

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The Battle of Langensalza (1761) was a Seven Years' War engagement in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in central Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the Seven Years' War
belligerent Allied army of the Seven Years' War
France
chronologicallyInPeriod 18th century
Age of Enlightenment
combatant Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

France
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
commander Louis de Bourbon-Condé, comte de Clermont NERFINISHED
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick NERFINISHED
conflict Seven Years' War
conflictType land battle
countryAtTimeOfEvent Holy Roman Empire
date 1761
followed earlier engagements between Ferdinand of Brunswick and French forces in western Germany
hasDifferentFrom Battle of Langensalza (1761) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Langensalza (1866)
location Langensalza
Thuringia NERFINISHED
central Germany
namedAfter Langensalza NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of several engagements near the town of Langensalza
involvement of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick as Allied commander
opponentCommander French army commanders in Germany
partOf Third Silesian War
history of Thuringia
military history of France
military history of Germany
military history of Great Britain
partOfCampaign Western German campaigns of 1761
result Allied victory
strategicObjective to check French operations in central Germany
theatreOfWar German theatre of the Seven Years' War
usedMilitaryBranch artillery
cavalry
infantry

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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick notableBattle Battle of Langensalza (1761)