Battle of Rheinberg

Battle of Rheinberg
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date 12 June 1758 Location Rheinberg, present-day North Rhine-Westphalia Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Hanover Prussia Hesse-Kassel	France
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Brunswick	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 a German force ^[1] 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. ^[2]

References

1. Ferdinand did not have British troops until August 21 of that year, according to J.W. Fortescue. A history of the British army vol. 2 (London, 1910), p. 341
2. McLynn p.261

Bibliography

• 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)

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