HyperDic: battle_of_minden

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Minden:
NOUNactbattle of Minden, Mindena battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French
English > battle of Minden: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French.
SynonymMinden
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofSeven Years' WarA war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763)
RegionGermany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRGA republic in central Europe
Spanishbatalla de Minden, Minden

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