the 1761 'battle of villinghausen' took place in germany.
in which country did the 1761 'battle of villinghausen' take place?
germany
battle of villinghausen





















































the battle of villinghausen (or vellinghausen) was a battle in the seven years' war fought on the 15th and 16 july 1761 in the western area of present-day germany, between a large french army and a combined prussian-hanoverian-british force led by prince ferdinand of brunswick.





















































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two french armies, under two marshals, duc de broglie and prince de soubise met up in july 1761, intending to force prince ferdinand out of lippstadt, an important town. allied reinforcements under general spörcken arrived bringing ferdinand's forces up to 65,000 while the combined french armies numbered around 90,000.





















































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battle of villinghausen
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prussia began the 1761 campaign with just 100,000 available troops, many of them new recruits, and its situation seemed desperate. however, the austrian and russian forces were also heavily depleted and could not launch a major offensive.





















































in february 1761 duke ferdinand of brunswick surprised french troops at langensalza and then advanced to besiege cassel in march. he was forced to lift the siege and retreat after french forces regrouped and captured several thousand of his men at the battle of grünberg. at the battle of villinghausen, forces under ferdinand defeated a 92,000-man french army.
seven years' war