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Siege of Cassel (1761)

Coordinates: 51°19′11″N 9°29′52″E / 51.3197°N 9.4978°E / 51.3197; 9.4978
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Siege of Cassel
Part of the Seven Years' War
DateMarch 1761
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain
 Hanover
 Prussia
Hesse-Kassel
 France
Commanders and leaders
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick Kingdom of France Duc de Broglie
Cassel 1761

The siege of Cassel (March 1761) was a failed attempt by Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick to capture French-held Kassel, the capital of Hesse-Kassel. Brunswick lifted the siege after forces of the Duc de Broglie inflicted heavy casualties on his forces at the Battle of Grünberg, making continuation of the siege untenable.

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51°19′11″N 9°29′52″E / 51.3197°N 9.4978°E / 51.3197; 9.4978