Battle of Lutterberg (1758)

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Battle of Lutterberg
Part of: Seven Years War
Bataille de Luternberg.jpg
date October 10, 1758
place at Lutterberg
output Victory France
consequences France gained control of most of Hesse
Parties to the conflict

France Kingdom 1792France France

Great Britain kingdomKingdom of Great Britain Great Britain Kurhannover Hessen-Kassel
Electorate of Braunschweig-LüneburgElectorate of Braunschweig-Lüneburg 
Hessen KS flag.svg

Commander

General Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise

General Christoph Ludwig von Oberg, Lieutenant General Johann Casimir von Isenburg-Birstein

Troop strength
42,000 14,000

The battle of Lutterberg took place on October 10, 1758 during the Seven Years' War in southern Lower Saxony near Lutterberg . Since another battle took place there in 1762 , it is also known as the First Battle of Lutterberg .

About 42,000 French soldiers under the command of Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise fought against about 14,000 British, Hanoverian and Hesse-Kassel soldiers under General Christoph Ludwig von Oberg and Lieutenant General Johann Casimir von Isenburg-Birstein .

The Allied forces were defeated by the French cavalry and forced to withdraw.

Charles de Rohan received the marshal's baton as a result of the battle . General François de Chevert was awarded the Grand Croix des Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis .

literature

  • Friedrich Stehlich: The battle near Lutterberg on October 10, 1758 and on July 23, 1762. Two lectures. Association for local history, Hann. Münden 1913.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Charles de Rohan, Prince of. In: Otmar Seemann (Ed.): Newest Conversations Lexicon; or, General German Real Encyclopedia for educated states. Volume 16. Ludwig, Vienna 1833, p. 598 ( limited preview in Google book search)