Battle of Grünberg
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date 21 March 1761 Location Grünberg, Hesse-Cassel Result French victory
Belligerents
Hanover Hesse-Kassel Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	France
Commanders and leaders
Prince Ferdinand	Jacques Philippe de Choiseul
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed or wounded 2,000 captured	100 killed or wounded

The Battle of Grünberg (21 March 1761) was fought between French and allied Prussian and Hanoverian troops in the Seven Years' War at village of Grünberg, Hesse, near Stangenrod. The French, led by the Jacques Philippe de Choiseul, inflicted a significant defeat on the allies, taking several thousand prisoners, and capturing 18 military standards. The allied loss prompted Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick to lift the siege of Cassel and retreat.

References

• The History of the Seven Years' War in Germany
• War, State, And Society in mid-eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland

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External links

• 1761-03-21 - Engagement of Grünberg at kronoskaf.com