Battle of Emsdorf

Hastenbeck - Krefeld - Lutterberg 1758 - Bergen - Minden - Gohfeld - Fulda - Korbach - Emsdorf - Warburg - Kloster Kampen - Langensalza - Saalfeld - Vellinghausen - Arnsberg - Wilhelm Thal - Lutterberg 1762

The Battle of Emsdorf took place during the Seven Years' War on July 16, 1760 between the French and the other consisting of Hesse, British and Hanoverians Allied army and ended with the defeat of the French.

Course

On July 16, 1760 4,600 French soldiers encamped under the command of General von Glaubitz between Stadtallendorf, Erksdorf and Emsdorf.

An alternative, British, Hanoverians and Hessen association strength of about 5,000 men under the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick was met with a foray to the destruction of the French field bakeries in Marburg on the French.

Completely unnoticed by the French, only 2 km away, informed the Prince with bacon angle his troops and marched with the infantry in the woods north of Hatzbach up to the edge of the forest at Emsdorf. Here he reached 13 to 14 clock the French surprise at the food output to. After remaining at Speck angle Cavalry heard the noise of battle, sat on these and attacked the French camp at Erksdorf. Although the French resistance at Emsdorf and Erksdorf collapsed quickly, the battle dragged on more than six hours since the retreat of the French over a long stone and the Herrenwald repeatedly flared up fights to Lower Post. In low- Klein, the French were then completely exhausted and surrendered to the British light dragoons.

Others

• The heaviest losses had the British Light Dragoons Regiment Elliot, which received its baptism of fire at Emsdorf. The regiment still exists today as part of the Light Dragoons regiment garrisoned in Newcastle -upon- Tyne. On the flags of the regiment is still at the top of the name Emsdorf on a number of other famous battles. In the 18th century the dragoons wore a helmet with the inscription Emsdorf.
• The war chest of General of Glaubitz was lost in the battle. 1762 two residents were arrested by long stone because they had embezzled a treasure trove on the battlefield of Emsdorf.
• In Emsdorf there are founded on this battle saga of the French tree.
• The battle took place mainly in the UK because of the bravery of Eliott Dragoons, which were more than barely trained recruits to denote attention.