Battle of Rheinberg

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.[1]

Battle of Rheinberg
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date12 June 1758
Location
Rheinberg, present-day North Rhine-Westphalia
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Province of Hanover Hanover
 Prussia
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
 Great Britain		  France
Commanders and leaders
Province of Hanover Duke of Brunswick Kingdom of France Comte de Clermont

References
  1. McLynn p.261

Bibliography
  • Anderson, Fred. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. Faber and Faber, 2001
  • McLynn, Frank. 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico, 2005.
  • Simms, Brendan. Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire. Penguin Books (2008)

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