Battle of Krefeld
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The Battle of Krefeld was a 1758 Seven Years' War engagement in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Krefeld canonical | 7 |
| Battle of Crefeld | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Krefeld Context triple: [Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, notableBattle, Battle of Krefeld]
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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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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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Battle of Hamburg
The Battle of Hamburg, also known as Operation Gomorrah, was a devastating series of Allied air raids in 1943 that largely destroyed the German city and caused a catastrophic firestorm.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Gravelines
The Battle of Gravelines was a decisive 1588 naval engagement in which the English fleet badly damaged the Spanish Armada, contributing to the failure of Spain’s attempted invasion of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Krefeld Target entity description: The Battle of Krefeld was a 1758 Seven Years' War engagement in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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Battle of Hamburg
The Battle of Hamburg, also known as Operation Gomorrah, was a devastating series of Allied air raids in 1943 that largely destroyed the German city and caused a catastrophic firestorm.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Gravelines
The Battle of Gravelines was a decisive 1588 naval engagement in which the English fleet badly damaged the Spanish Armada, contributing to the failure of Spain’s attempted invasion of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Krefeld
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surface form:
Battle of Crefeld
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| belligerent |
Allied army of Hanoverian-led forces
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Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia (contingents)
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
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| campaign | Ferdinand of Brunswick's 1758 campaign in western Germany ⓘ |
| casualties | French casualties significantly higher than Allied casualties ⓘ |
| chronology | mid-war engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Allied forces
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French Revolutionary Army ⓘ
surface form:
French army
|
| commander |
Louis de Bourbon-Condé, comte de Clermont
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surface form:
Louis de Bourbon, comte de Clermont
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Allied army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
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French army under comte de Clermont ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| date | 23 June 1758 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Mehr ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army formations
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surface form:
British Army units
French Army ⓘ
surface form:
French Royal Army
Hanoverian Army units ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ |
| location |
Krefeld
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North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Allied flank march against the French left ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the French army ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Rheinberg ⓘ |
| region | Lower Rhine region ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
strengthened Allied position in western Germany
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weakened French influence in western Germany ⓘ |
| theatre |
European theatre of the Seven Years' War
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surface form:
Western German theatre of the Seven Years' War
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| year | 1758 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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