Battle of Ölper (1761)
The Battle of Ölper was a battle at Ölper, now a district of Brunswick, on 13 October 1761. It occurred between a Franco-Saxon force and a Brunswick-Hanoverian force, lasted long into the night and ended in a Brunswickian victory. It was part of the Seven Years' War.
| Battle of Ölper | |||||||
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| Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
France and Electorate of Saxony | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Frederick Augustus, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Oels | Brigadier Valton | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ca.1700 | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 officers and 145 NCOs and other ranks | 52 officers and 430 NCOs and other ranks (captured) | ||||||
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