Battle of Hastenbeck
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The Battle of Hastenbeck was a 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces defeated the Hanoverian army, leading to the temporary French occupation of Hanover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Hastenbeck canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2922967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Hastenbeck Context triple: [Marshal de Contades, notableBattle, Battle of Hastenbeck]
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A.
Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
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B.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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C.
Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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D.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Heilsberg
The Battle of Heilsberg was a large but indecisive 1807 engagement between Napoleon’s French forces and the Russian army in East Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Hastenbeck Target entity description: The Battle of Hastenbeck was a 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces defeated the Hanoverian army, leading to the temporary French occupation of Hanover.
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A.
Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
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B.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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C.
Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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D.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Heilsberg
The Battle of Heilsberg was a large but indecisive 1807 engagement between Napoleon’s French forces and the Russian army in East Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Schlacht bei Hastenbeck ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duke of Cumberland's resignation from command
ⓘ
French control of Hanover in 1757 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Brunswick troops
ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick-Lüneburg
Electorate of Hanover ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaign | French campaign in Western Germany (1757) ⓘ |
| cause | French attempt to overrun Hanover and pressure Britain ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
France
ⓘ
Hanoverian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Hanoverian Army of Observation
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| commander |
Louis Charles César Le Tellier, Duke of Estrées
ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
surface form:
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
|
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAftermath | occupation of Hanover by France in 1757 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 26 July 1757 ⓘ |
| effect |
retreat of the Hanoverian army
ⓘ
signing of the Convention of Klosterzeven ⓘ temporary French occupation of Hanover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Convention of Klosterzeven ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the Weser River ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French royal forces
ⓘ
surface form:
French Royal Army
Hanoverian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Hanoverian Army of Observation
|
| location |
Electorate of Hanover
ⓘ
near Hastenbeck ⓘ present-day Lower Saxony, Germany ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
French breakthrough into northern Germany
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defence of Hanover by the Army of Observation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French flank attack through wooded terrain
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Hanoverian defensive position on heights near Hastenbeck ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seven Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-French War (1756–1763)
Lower Rhine campaign ⓘ
surface form:
French operations on the Lower Rhine
|
| precededBy | French invasion of Hanover (1757) ⓘ |
| region | Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Krefeld
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Battle of Minden ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Hastenbeck Description of subject: The Battle of Hastenbeck was a 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces defeated the Hanoverian army, leading to the temporary French occupation of Hanover.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise