Battle of Minden (1759)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Contributed_to_the_decline_of_French_power_in_Europe
Strengthened_British_influence_in_Germany
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Warburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Kloster_Kampen
Battle of Emsdorf
Battle of Vellinghausen
Battle of Corbach
gptkbp:casualties Allied_casualties_approximately_3,000
French_casualties_approximately_6,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Prince_Ferdinand_of_Brunswick
gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkb:Marquis_de_Contades
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on military tactics
Commemoration in military history
Study in military academies
Inspiration for military literature
Symbol_of_Allied_cooperation
gptkbp:date 1 August 1759
gptkbp:foughtIn Allied_forces_and_French_forces
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_von_Kleist
gptkb:General_de_la_Reynie
gptkb:Duke_of_Brunswick
gptkb:General_de_Broglie
General von Seydlitz
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Seven_Years'_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Minden (1759)
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Historical analyses
Military reports
Memoirs of participants
Contemporary_accounts
gptkbp:legacy Remembered as a significant battle in the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Minden,_Germany
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Cavalry_charge_by_the_British
Defensive positions taken by the Allies
gptkbp:notableFeature Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_Europe
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_region_of_Westphalia
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Defensive tactics
Use of artillery
Supply line management
Infantry formations
Coordination between infantry and cavalry
Use of cavalry charges