Siege of Geldern
| Siege of Geldern | |||||||
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| Part of European theater of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
Siege of Geldern, 1757 copper-plate engraving | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Duc d'Estrées Comte de Beausobre |
Friedrich von Salmuth | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Thousands | 800 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Geldern was one of the first military confrontations between France and Prussia during the Seven Years' War. Surrounded by an advancing French army, the Prussian garrison of Geldern surrendered after a four-month siege.