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    The Battle of Krefeld (sometimes referred to by its French name of Créfeld) was fought at Krefeld near the Rhine on 23 June 1758 between a Prussian-Hanoverian...
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    to exist. After the death of William III of Orange in 1702, Krefeld passed to the Kingdom of Prussia. The Battle of Krefeld occurred nearby in 1758 during...
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    Prussia. Frederick the Great stayed in the family's Krefeld house after winning the Battle of Krefeld in 1758. Franz Heinrich Heydweiller inherited the...
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    occurs just before the Battle of Rossbach, and the novel Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade centres around the Battle of Krefeld. France in the Seven...
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    in the Battle of Krefeld and the Battle of Clostercamp, receiving several wounds at Clostercamp. In 1780, Rochambeau was appointed commander of land forces...
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  • following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
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    of Emden in March 1758; he crossed the Rhine, causing general alarm in France. Despite Ferdinand's victory over the French at the Battle of Krefeld and...
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    Years' War – Battle of Krefeld: Anglo-Hanoverian forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeat the French. June 30 – Seven Years' War – Battle of Domstadtl:...
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    Louis XV (redirect from Louis XV of France)
    were gradually pushed back to the Rhine, and defeated again at the Battle of Krefeld on 23 June. Thereafter, Britain and Prussia held the upper hand, tying...
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    François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny (category Members of the Chamber of Peers of the Bourbon Restoration)
    of Hanover. Having fought at Hastenbeck and Minden, he transferred to the army of the Count of Clermont under whom he served in the Battle of Krefeld...
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