Battle of Kloster Kampen

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The Battle of Kloster Kampen was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Anglo-Allied forces under the Duke of Brunswick clashed unsuccessfully with French troops near the Lower Rhine in present-day Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Campen
Battle of Kloster Kamp
belligerent Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED
French Army
Great Britain NERFINISHED
Hanover NERFINISHED
Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France
campaign French campaign on the Lower Rhine in 1760
casualties significant on both sides
commander Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick NERFINISHED
Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise
Ferdinand of Brunswick NERFINISHED
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
conflict Seven Years' War
conflictType land battle
country Holy Roman Empire
date 1760-10-16
endDate 1760-10-17
followedBy later campaigns on the Lower Rhine
geographicRegion North Rhine-Westphalia
hasPart French counterattack
night attack by Anglo-Allied forces
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedForce Anglo-Allied army
French army on the Lower Rhine
location Kloster Kamp
Lower Rhine NERFINISHED
present-day Germany
militaryFront German theatre of the Seven Years' War
notableFor unsuccessful Anglo-Allied attempt to drive the French from the Lower Rhine
objective to dislodge French forces from the Lower Rhine
outcome defeat of the Anglo-Allied forces
partOf Anglo-French struggle for control in Western Germany
Western European theatre of the Seven Years' War
precededBy Battle of Minden
relatedPlace Kamp Abbey
result French victory
startDate 1760-10-16
theatre Lower Rhine campaign
year 1760

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Kloster Kampen ("Battle of Kloster Kamp")
alsoKnownAs
Battle of Warburg
followedBy
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
notableBattle

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