Battle of Hastenbeck
| Battle of Hastenbeck | |||||||||
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| Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||||
The Battle of Hastenbeck by Louis-Edouard Rioult | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Hanover Great Britain Hesse-Kassel Brunswick | France | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland |
Louis Charles d'Estrées Prince de Soubise | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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30,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry, 28 guns |
50,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry, 68 guns | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1,411 killed, wounded and missing | 1,290 killed and wounded | ||||||||
The Battle of Hastenbeck (26 July 1757) was fought as part of the Invasion of Hanover during the Seven Years' War between the allied forces of Hanover, Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and Brunswick, and the French. The allies were defeated by the French army near Hamelin in the Electorate of Hanover.