Western German campaign of 1759
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The Western German campaign of 1759 was a series of military operations in western Germany during the Seven Years' War, marked by clashes between French forces and allied Anglo-Hanoverian and Prussian armies for control of the region.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Western German campaign of 1759 Context triple: [Battle of Bergen, campaign, Western German campaign of 1759]
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Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession
The Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession was the main theater in Flanders and along the Rhine where Britain, the Dutch Republic, and their allies fought France and its partners in a series of large-scale 18th-century battles and sieges.
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French Flanders campaign of 1745
The French Flanders campaign of 1745 was a major French offensive during the War of the Austrian Succession aimed at securing control of the Austrian Netherlands through a series of sieges and field battles.
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Battle of Höxter (Seven Years' War)
The Battle of Höxter was a 1757 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Höxter in western Germany.
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Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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Battle of Münster (Seven Years' War)
The Battle of Münster (Seven Years' War) was a 1759 engagement in Westphalia in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick successfully defended the city against French troops, contributing to the stabilization of the western German front.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Western German campaign of 1759 Target entity description: The Western German campaign of 1759 was a series of military operations in western Germany during the Seven Years' War, marked by clashes between French forces and allied Anglo-Hanoverian and Prussian armies for control of the region.
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A.
Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession
The Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession was the main theater in Flanders and along the Rhine where Britain, the Dutch Republic, and their allies fought France and its partners in a series of large-scale 18th-century battles and sieges.
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B.
French Flanders campaign of 1745
The French Flanders campaign of 1745 was a major French offensive during the War of the Austrian Succession aimed at securing control of the Austrian Netherlands through a series of sieges and field battles.
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C.
Battle of Höxter (Seven Years' War)
The Battle of Höxter was a 1757 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Höxter in western Germany.
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D.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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E.
Battle of Münster (Seven Years' War)
The Battle of Münster (Seven Years' War) was a 1759 engagement in Westphalia in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick successfully defended the city against French troops, contributing to the stabilization of the western German front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
theatre of war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanover ⓘ Prussia ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Electorate of Hanover ⓘ |
| describedBySource | military histories of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1759 ⓘ |
| hasBattle |
Battle of Bergen
ⓘ
Battle of Corbach ⓘ Battle of Friedberg (1761) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Friedberg (1759)
Battle of Lahn ⓘ Battle of Minden ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Ferdinand of Brunswick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie ⓘ |
| hasContext |
continental theatre of the Seven Years' War
ⓘ
struggle for dominance in Central Europe ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Western Germany
Westphalia ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Hanoverian army
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Hanover ⓘ French Army ⓘ Great Britain ONNED1 ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| mainTheatre | Western Front of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defeat of French army at the Battle of Minden ⓘ |
| objective | control of western Germany ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
French forces
ⓘ
Prussian forces ⓘ allied Anglo-Hanoverian forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| result | Allied strategic success in halting French advance ⓘ |
| startTime | 1759 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Western German campaign of the Seven Years' War
this entity surface form:
French campaigns in Westphalia during the Seven Years' War
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Prussian-Hanoverian campaign in western Germany
this entity surface form:
Western German campaigns of the Seven Years' War
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Prussian campaigns in Germany
this entity surface form:
French invasion of Hanover
this entity surface form:
Saxon campaign of 1759