Siege of Cassel (1761)

DateMarch 1761

Location

Cassel, Hesse-Kassel, Germany

Result French victory

Siege of Cassel
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date March 1761 Location Cassel, Hesse-Kassel, Germany Result French victory
Belligerents
Great Britain  Hanover Prussia Hesse-Kassel	France
Commanders and leaders
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick	Duc de Broglie

The siege of Cassel (March 1761) was a failed attempt by Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick to capture French-held Kassel, the capital of Hesse-Kassel. The siege lasted about four weeks, but Brunswick was forced to lift the siege after forces of the Duc de Broglie inflicted heavy casualties on his forces at the Battle of Grünberg on March 21, making continuation of the siege untenable.

In 1762, Brunswick successfully captured Cassel after the Siege of Cassel. It would remain under occupation until the end of the Seven Years War.