Louis Georges Érasme de Contades, Marquis de Contades, Seigneur de Montgeoffroy, was a Marshal of France and a major battlefield commander during the Seven Years' War. He notably commanded the French
The Marquis of Contades
Invasion of Hanover (1757)
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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
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
…Years' War due to dissatisfaction with the previous commanders. He was unable to stem the French withdrawal across the Rhine, which had undone France's conquest of Hanover. On 24 August 1758, he was created Maréchal de France. On 1 August 1759, he led the French forces at the Battle of Minden, where they were routed. This…
Battle of Hastenbeck
The city of Hanover, the capital of the Electorate, was occupied by French forces in August 1757.
Ferdinand of Brunswick in late 1757 took command of the re-formed Army of Observation, pushed the French back across the Rhine and liberated Hanover.