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Title
Brunswick’s Masterpiece
Description
Battle of Krefeld
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1758-06-23
Scenario#
CW06
Location
Krefeld, Germany
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Krefeld was a battle fought at Krefeld near the Rhine on 23 June 1758 between a Prussian-Hanoverian army and a French army during the Seven Years' War. The Hanoverian army led by Ferdinand, brother of the duke of Brunswick, had driven the French led by the Comte de Clermont back across the Rhine. Ferdinand's own army had crossed to the left bank of the Rhine and was now in a position to threaten the frontier of France itself. The Battle of Rheinberg fought on 12 June proved indecisive. Clermont, who had recently replaced the Duc de Richelieu in command of the French army, was attempting to stem Ferdinand's advance. He chose a defensive line on the south side of a walled canal running roughly east and west. Thus the walled canal constituted a sort of natural fortification that Clermont thought would be easy to defend.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Krefeld
External Link
Combatants
Prussia
France, Spain
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