Siege_of_Cassel_(1761) Knowpia

Siege of Cassel
	Part of the Seven Years' War
Date	March 1761
Location	Cassel, Hesse-Kassel, Germany
Result	French victory
Belligerents
Great Britain; Hanover; Prussia; Hesse-Kassel	France
Commanders and leaders
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick	Duc de Broglie

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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The History of the Seven Years War in Germany

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