Battle of Corbach
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The Battle of Corbach, or Korbach, a Hanseatic town of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, was fought on 10 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. Corbach was the first battle of the campaign of 1760 and was a victory for the French over the Hanoverians, the British and their allies.
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Battle of Corbach | |||||||
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Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
Camp of the King 's Army at Corbach and that of the enemies at Saxenhausen . | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hanover Great Britain Brunswick Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) | France[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000 to 20,000:[2]
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7,000 to 12,000:[3] initially, rising to 20,000 1,000 to 1,200 cavalry 24 Guns[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
800 to 1,000 dead, wounded or captured[5] 18 guns lost[6][7] | 700 to 800[8] |
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