Battle of Bergen (1759)
| 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 | |||||||
| c. 35,000 men | c. 28,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,500 killed or wounded 300 captured | 1,800 killed or wounded | ||||||
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.