Battle of Lutterberg (1758)
Battle of Lutterberg | |||||||
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Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
14,000 | 42,000(only half engaged) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3000 to 4000 dead or wounded 800 captured | 600 dead or wounded; |
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The Battle of Lutterberg took place on 10 October 1758 during the Seven Years' War between a French force of 42,000 commanded by Charles, Prince of Soubise and a much smaller Anglo-German force commanded by General .
The two armies clashed near the town of Lutterberg, Lower Saxony. The 14,000 mostly Prussian Allied troops, were overwhelmed by several charges of French cavalry and were forced to withdraw.[1] Despite having won a decisive victory, Soubise was slow to pursue the retreating enemy - causing his superiors in Paris to replace him with the Marquis de Contades.[2]
Soubise earned a Marshal's baton for this victory. François de Chevert was decorated with the Grand Croix for his contributions in the battle.
Bibliography[]
- Duffy, Christopher. The Military Experience in the Age of Reason. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.
- Jacques, Tony. The Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, F-O. Greenwood Press, 2007.
References[]
Coordinates: 51°21′00″N 9°35′59″E / 51.3500°N 9.5997°E
- Conflicts in 1758
- Battles involving France
- Battles of the Seven Years' War
- Battles in Lower Saxony
- 1758 in the Holy Roman Empire
- French battle stubs