Battle of Lutterberg (1762)
Plan of the battle of Lutterberg
| date | July 23, 1762 |
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| place | at Lutterberg |
| output | Victory Braunschweig, Hanover, Hesse |
| consequences | France gave up Göttingen and Münden |
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| Commander | |
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Field Marshal General Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
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Western theater of war
Hastenbeck - Krefeld - Sandershausen - Lutterberg 1758 - Bergen - Minden - Gohfeld - Fulda - Korbach - Emsdorf - Warburg - Rhadern - Kampen Monastery - Langensalza - Saalfeld - Vellinghausen - Arnsberg - Wilhelmsthal - Lutterberg 1762
The Battle of Lutterberg took place on July 23, 1762 during the Seven Years' War near Lutterberg instead. Since a battle took place there as early as 1758 , it is also known as the Second Battle of Lutterberg .
French and Electoral Saxon soldiers under the command of Franz Xaver von Sachsen fought against British, Hanoverian and Hesse-Kassel soldiers under General Field Marshal Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel .
The Saxon and French troops had holed up on the right of the Fulda . The Hessian and Hanoverian troops gathered on the left bank of the river and started a surprise attack at 3:00 a.m. Their guns fired over the river, which the soldiers crossed at fords near Wahnhausen , Knickhagen , Wilhelmshausen and Bonaforth . By noon the Hessian-Hanoverian troops decided the battle for themselves, the French gave up Göttingen and Münden .
A total of 2500 soldiers lost their lives.
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.
- Louis Sichart von Sichartshoff : History of the Royal Hanoverian Army. Volume 3, part 2. Hahn 1870, p. 445 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
Web links
- Map of the Battle of Lutterberg in the German Digital Library
- On the battle of Lutterberg at figuren.miniatures.de
- To the battle near Lutterberg on eco-pfade.de