Battle of Langensalza (1761)

Battle of Langensalza
Part of the Seven Years' War

German map of the battle (19th century)
Date15 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.

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51°06′29″N 10°38′48″E / 51.1080°N 10.6468°E / 51.1080; 10.6468

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