Definition of minden Minden

/majˈndʌn/ - [mayndun] -

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What does minden mean?

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minden - a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French
		battle of Minden
		seven years' war a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it

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minden
A strongly fortified town of Prussia, in Westphalia, situated on the Weser, 35 miles southwest from Hanover. In its neighborhood the battle of Minden was fought, on August 1, 1759, between the English, Hessians, and Hanoverians (under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick), and the French were beaten and driven to the ramparts of Minden. Lord George Sackville (afterwards Lord Germaine), who commanded the British and Hanoverian horse, for some disobedience of orders was tried by a court-martial on his return to England, found guilty, and dismissed April 22, 1760. He was afterwards restored to favor, and became secretary of state, 1776.