Battle of Minden

(55 total words in this text)
(2842 Reads)

The Battle of Minden was a battle fought on August 1, 1759 during the Seven Years' War. A Prussian-Hanoverian army of 42,500 men fought a French army of 54,000 men. The Prussians lost 2,800 men, the French over 7,000 men.

The father of the Marquis de La Fayette was killed in this battle.

[ Back to Battle Summaries | Primary Sources Archive index ]

Military History

Forum Posts

Military Polls

[ Results | Polls ]

Votes: 124

This Day in History

1862: Admiral David Farragut captures New Orleans a day after his fleet successfully sailed past two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River.

1864: For the second time in a week, a Confederate force captures a Union wagon train trying to supply the Federal force at Camden, Arkansas.

1898: The United States declares war on Spain.

1915: Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey.

1945: Eight Russian armies completely encircle Berlin, linking up with the U.S. First Army patrol, first on the western bank of the Elbe, then later at Torgau. Germany is, for all intents and purposes, Allied territory.

1952: After a three day fight against Chinese Communist Forces, the Gloucestershire Regiment is annihilated on "Gloucester Hill," in Korea.

1972: Hanois 320th Division drives 5,000 South Vietnamese troops into retreat and traps about 2,500 others in a border outpost northwest of Kontum in the Central Highlands.

More...

Battle of Minden

Should VA hospitals be privatized allowing competition and possibly better care?