Battle of Bergen (1759)
The Battle of Bergen on 13 April 1759 saw the French army under de Broglie withstand an allied British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Brunswick army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick near Frankfurt-am-Main during the Seven Years' War.
| Battle of Bergen | |||||||
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| Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
Battle of Bergen 1759 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Great Britain Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) Brunswick Hanover | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ca 35,000 men | ca 28,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,500 killed or wounded 300 captured | 1,800 killed or wounded | ||||||
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