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Battle of Warburg

Battle of Warburg
Part of the Seven Years' War
Schlacht von Warburg.jpg
Date 31 July 1760
Location Warburg, present-day Germany
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Province of Hanover Hanover
 Great Britain
Armoiries de La Falloise.svg Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Coat of arms of Hesse.svg Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
 France
Commanders and leaders
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Prince of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix d'Ollières
Strength
62,000 (16,000 engaged) 130,000 (20,000 engaged)
Casualties and losses
1,200 dead or wounded 1,500 dead or wounded
2,000 prisoners
12 guns lost

The Battle of Warburg was a battle fought on 31 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The Battle was a victory for the Hanoverians and the British against the French. British general John Manners, Marquess of Granby achieved some fame 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.

Coordinates: 51°29′50.50″N 9°07′44.23″E / 51.4973611°N 9.1289528°E / 51.4973611; 9.1289528


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