The Battle of Langensalza (10 February 1761) was an engagement between French forces and allied Prussian and Hanoverian forces during the Seven Years' War. It was fought near Langensalza in what is now eastern Germany. An allied advance surprised the French, resulting in the capture of 2,000 French soldiers.

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Battle of Langensalza
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date 15 February 1761 Location Langensalza, Germany Result Prussian–Hanoverian victory
Belligerents
Prussia  Hanover	France  Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Friedrich Wilhelm von Syburg Friedrich von Spörcken	Jacques Philippe de Choiseul-Stainville Friedrich Christoph zu Solms-Wildenfels

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