| Battle of Warburg | |||||||
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| Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Hanover Kingdom of Great Britain Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) |
 Kingdom of France | ||||||
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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick Prince of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) | Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix d'Ollières | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 62,000 (16,000 engaged) | 130,000 (20,000 engaged) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,200 dead or wounded |
1,500 dead or wounded[1] 2,000 prisoners 12 guns lost | ||||||
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The Battle of Warburg was a battle fought on 31 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The Battle was a victory for the Hanoverians and the British against the French. British general John Manners, Marquess of Granby achieved some fame for charging at the head of the British cavalry and losing his hat and wig during the charge. The French lost 1500 men, killed and wounded, around 2,000 prisoners and ten pieces of artillery.
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- ↑ Daniel Mackinnon, Origin and services of the Coldstream Guards, London 1883, Vol.1, p.406. Lieutenant-General F.W.Hamilton, Origin and History of the First or Grenadier Guards, London, 1874, Vol. II. p.175
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Coordinates: 51°29′50.50″N 9°07′44.23″E / 51.497361°N 9.1289528°E
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