Battle of Lutterberg
Part of theSeven Years' War
Date 10 October 1758 Location Lutterberg (present-dayLower Saxony) Result French victory
Belligerents
Hanover	France
Commanders and leaders
Christoph von Oberg	Charles, Prince of Soubise
Strength
14,000[citation needed]	42,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
3,000 to 4,000 dead or wounded 800 captured	600 dead or wounded

TheBattle of Lutterberg took place on 10 October 1758 during theSeven Years' War between a French force of 42,000 commanded byCharles, Prince of Soubise and a much smaller Anglo-German force^{[citation needed]} commanded by GeneralChristoph Ludwig von Oberg.

The two armies clashed near the town ofLutterberg,Lower Saxony. The 14,000 mostly Prussian Allied troops, were overwhelmed by several charges of French cavalry and were forced to withdraw.^[1] Despite having won a decisive victory, Soubise was slow to pursue the retreating enemy - causing his superiors in Paris to replace him with theMarquis de Contades.^[2]

Soubise earned aMarshal's baton for this victory.François de Chevert was decorated with theGrand Croix for his contributions in the battle.

• Duffy, Christopher.The Military Experience in the Age of Reason. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.
• Jacques, Tony.The Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, F-O. Greenwood Press, 2007.

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