Battle of Langensalza (1761)

Battle of Langensalza
	Part of the Seven Years' War
Date	15 February 1761
Location	Langensalza, Germany
Result	Prussian–Hanoverian victory
Belligerents
Prussia; Hanover	France; Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Friedrich Wilhelm von Syburg; Friedrich von Spörcken	Jacques Philippe de Choiseul-Stainville; Friedrich Christoph zu Solms-Wildenfels

The Battle of Langensalza (10 February 1761) was an engagement between French forces and allied Prussian and Hanoverian forces during the Seven Years' War. It was fought near Langensalza in what is now eastern Germany. An allied advance surprised the French, resulting in the capture of 2,000 French soldiers.

References

Works of Thomas Carlyle: History of Frederick the Great

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