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
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date13 October 1761
Location
Ölper (now in Brunswick)
Result Brunswick victory
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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