Battle of Lutterberg (1758)
The Battle of Lutterberg took place on 10 October 1758 during the Seven Years' War between a French force of 42,000 commanded by Charles, Prince of Soubise and a much smaller Anglo-German force commanded by General Christoph Ludwig von Oberg.
| Battle of Lutterberg | |||||||
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| Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hanover | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Christoph von Oberg | Charles, Prince of Soubise | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 14,000 | 42,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3,000 to 4,000 dead or wounded 800 captured | 600 dead or wounded; | ||||||
The two armies clashed near the town of Lutterberg, Lower Saxony. The 14,000 mostly Prussian Allied troops, were overwhelmed by several charges of French cavalry and were forced to withdraw.[1] Despite having won a decisive victory, Soubise was slow to pursue the retreating enemy - causing his superiors in Paris to replace him with the Marquis de Contades.[2]
Soubise earned a Marshal's baton for this victory. François de Chevert was decorated with the Grand Croix for his contributions in the battle.
Bibliography
- Duffy, Christopher. The Military Experience in the Age of Reason. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.
- Jacques, Tony. The Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, F-O. Greenwood Press, 2007.
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