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Invasion of Hanover (1757)
The
Invasion of Hanover
took place in 1757 during the
Seven Years' War
when a
French
army under
Louis Charles César Le Tellier, duc d'Estrées
advanced into the
Electorate of Hanover
and neighbouring German states following the
Battle of Hastenbeck
. French forces overran most of Hanover forcing the
Hanoverian Army of Observation
, intended to defend the Electorate, to
Stade
on the
North Sea
coast. At the
Convention of Klosterzeven
the
Duke of Cumberland
agreed to disband his army and acknowledge the French occupation of the Electorate.
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