Siege of Cassel | |||||||
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Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
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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.