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The Battle of Warburg was a battle fought on 31 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War in Westphalia. The battle was a victory for the Hanoverians and the British against a slightly larger French army. The victory meant the Anglo-German allies had successfully defended Westphalia from the French by preventing a crossing of the Diemel River, but were forced to abandon the allied state of Hesse-Kassel to the south. The fortress of Kassel ultimately fell, and would remain in French hands until the final months of the war, when it was finally recaptured by the Anglo-German allies in late 1762.
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Battle of Warburg | |||||||
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Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hanover Great Britain Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Hesse-Kassel | France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Prince Ferdinand | Louis de Muy | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
62,000 (16,000 engaged) | 130,000 (20,000 engaged) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,200 dead or wounded |
1,500 dead or wounded[1] 2,000 prisoners 12 guns lost |
The British general, John Manners, Marquess of Granby, became famous in the battle for charging at the head of the British cavalry and losing his hat and wig during the charge. The French lost 1500 men, killed and wounded, around 2,000 prisoners and ten pieces of artillery.