The Battle of Nauheim (also known as the Battle of the Johannisberg or Johannesberg) was a battle of the

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fought near

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in the

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on 30 August 1762. French troops under the command of

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defeated Hanoverian and British troops under the command of Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick.

References

Biography of the Marquis of Granby
*Jomini, Henri; Traité des grandes opérations militaires, 2ème édition, 4ème partie, Magimel, Paris: 1811, pp. 182–183 *Mauvillon, I.; Geschichte Ferdinands Herzogs von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Part 2, Leipzig: 1794, pp. 245–249 *Pajol, Charles P. V., Les Guerres sous Louis XV, vol. V, Paris, 1891, pp. 421–426 *

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Battle of Nauheim Battles in Hesse {{UK-battle-stub