Battle of Corbach
| Battle of Corbach | |||||||
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| Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
Camp of the King 's Army at Corbach and that of the enemies at Saxenhausen . | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Hanover Great Britain Brunswick Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15,000 to 20,000:
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7,000 to 12,000: initially, rising to 20,000 1,000 to 1,200 cavalry 24 Guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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800 to 1,000 dead, wounded or captured 18 guns lost | 700 to 800 | ||||||
The Battle of Corbach, or Korbach, a Hanseatic town of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, was fought on 10 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. Corbach was the first battle of the campaign of 1760 and was a victory for the French over the Hanoverians, the British and their allies.