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[citation needed] commanded by General Christoph Ludwig von Oberg.
The Prince of Soubise, with his earned Marshal's baton
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]
battle, lutterberg, 1758, 1762, battle, battle, lutterberg, 1762, battle, lutterberg, took, place, october, 1758, during, seven, years, between, french, force, commanded, charles, prince, soubise, much, smaller, anglo, german, force, citation, needed, commande. For the 1762 battle see Battle of Lutterberg 1762 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 citation needed commanded by General Christoph Ludwig von Oberg Battle of LutterbergPart of the Seven Years WarDate10 October 1758LocationLutterberg present day Lower Saxony ResultFrench victoryBelligerentsHanover FranceCommanders and leadersChristoph von ObergCharles Prince of SoubiseStrength14 000 citation needed 42 000 citation needed Casualties and losses3 000 to 4 000 dead or wounded800 captured600 dead or wounded The Prince of Soubise with his earned Marshal s baton 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 Francois de Chevert was decorated with the Grand Croix for his contributions in the battle Bibliography editDuffy Christopher The Military Experience in the Age of Reason Routledge amp Kegan Paul 1987 Jacques Tony The Dictionary of Battles and Sieges F O Greenwood Press 2007 References edit Duffy p 116 17 Jacques p 610 51 21 00 N 9 35 59 E 51 3500 N 9 5997 E 51 3500 9 5997 nbsp This article about a battle in French history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Lutterberg 1758 amp oldid 1185704152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
