Battle of Rheinberg

Battle of Rheinberg
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date 12 June 1758 Location Rheinberg, present-day North Rhine-Westphalia Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Hanover Prussia Hesse-Kassel Kingdom of Great Britain	Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Brunswick	Comte de Clermont

The Battle of Rheinberg took place on 12 June 1758 in Rheinberg, Germany during the Seven Years War. A French force under the command of Comte de Clermont and an Anglo-German force under the command of the Duke of Brunswick fought a largely indecisive battle. It was a precursor to the more decisive Battle of Krefeld nine days later.

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