Western Germany campaign of 1758
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The Western Germany campaign of 1758 was a series of military operations during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick fought French armies for control of western German territories.
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Target entity: Western Germany campaign of 1758 Context triple: [Battle of Bielefeld (Seven Years' War), campaign, Western Germany campaign of 1758]
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Western German campaign of 1759
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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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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Battle of Lutterberg (1758)
The Battle of Lutterberg (1758) was a Seven Years' War engagement in which French and allied forces defeated the army of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick in northern Germany.
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal (1762)
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal (1762) was a significant engagement of the Seven Years' War in which allied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany, contributing to the collapse of French influence in the region.
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Palatinate campaign (Thirty Years' War)
The Palatinate campaign was an early Thirty Years' War military offensive in which Catholic forces overran and occupied the Protestant Electoral Palatinate, significantly shifting the balance of power in the Holy Roman Empire.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Western Germany campaign of 1758 Target entity description: The Western Germany campaign of 1758 was a series of military operations during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick fought French armies for control of western German territories.
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A.
Western German campaign of 1759
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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B.
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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Battle of Lutterberg (1758)
The Battle of Lutterberg (1758) was a Seven Years' War engagement in which French and allied forces defeated the army of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick in northern Germany.
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal (1762)
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal (1762) was a significant engagement of the Seven Years' War in which allied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany, contributing to the collapse of French influence in the region.
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E.
Palatinate campaign (Thirty Years' War)
The Palatinate campaign was an early Thirty Years' War military offensive in which Catholic forces overran and occupied the Protestant Electoral Palatinate, significantly shifting the balance of power in the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of the Seven Years' War
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military campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
Ferdinand of Brunswick
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linked to:
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ Louis de Bourbon-Condé, comte de Clermont ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Allied army of Ferdinand of Brunswick under British subsidy ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Western Germany campaign of 1759
ⓘ
linked to:
Western German campaign of 1759
|
| hasPart |
Allied advance into Hesse in 1758
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Allied winter offensive of 1757–1758 in Westphalia ⓘ
linked to:
Western Germany campaign of 1758
Battle of Krefeld ⓘ Battle of Rheinberg ⓘ French retreat to the Rhine in 1758 ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
British Army
ⓘ
Brunswick troops ⓘ French Royal Army ⓘ
linked to:
French Army
Hanoverian Army ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ |
| location |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Western Germany ⓘ
linked to:
western Germany
|
| mainBelligerent |
Allied army under Ferdinand of Brunswick
ⓘ
Electorate of Hanover ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
linked to:
Landgraviate of Hesse
|
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Krefeld
ⓘ
Battle of Rheinberg ⓘ |
| objective |
control of western German territories
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expulsion of French forces from Hanover and Westphalia ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French Army of the Rhine
ⓘ
linked to:
French Army of the Upper Rhine
|
| opposingBelligerent | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Western Germany campaign of 1757
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linked to:
Western Germany campaign of 1758
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| result |
Allied strategic success
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French forces pushed back behind the Rhine ⓘ |
| startTime | 1758 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defence of Hanover
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security of the British ally in northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Front of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1758 ⓘ |
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Subject: Western Germany campaign of 1758 Description of subject: The Western Germany campaign of 1758 was a series of military operations during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick fought French armies for control of western German territories.
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