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Battle of Rheinberg

Coordinates: 51°32′48″N 6°36′02″E / 51.5467°N 6.6006°E / 51.5467; 6.6006
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Battle of Rheinberg
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date12 June 1758
Location
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Province of Hanover Hanover
 Prussia
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
 Great Britain
 France
Commanders and leaders
Province of Hanover Duke of Brunswick Kingdom of France Comte de Clermont

The Battle of Rheinberg took place on 12 June 1758 in Rheinberg, Germany during the Seven Years' War. A French force under the command of Comte de Clermont and an Anglo-German force under the command of the Duke of Brunswick fought a largely indecisive battle. It was a precursor to the more decisive Battle of Krefeld nine days later.[1]

References

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  1. ^ McLynn p.261

Bibliography

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  • Anderson, Fred. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. Faber and Faber, 2001
  • McLynn, Frank. 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico, 2005.
  • Simms, Brendan. Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire. Penguin Books (2008)

51°32′48″N 6°36′02″E / 51.5467°N 6.6006°E / 51.5467; 6.6006