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Events on Wednesday 1 August 1759 1
1759Battle of MindenAllied victory halts French advance in GermanyAn Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces near Minden on 1 August 1759, a major engagement of the Seven Years' War. British infantry regiments famously advanced through cavalry charges to break the French line. The victory is still commemorated as Minden Day by several British regiments.