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Definition of Minden
1. Noun. A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: Seven Years' War
Geographical relationships: Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minden
Literary usage of Minden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The attempt of the cathedral chapter to turn over the church of St. John at Minden
to the Jesuits (1604) was frustrated by the opposition of the citizens. ..."
2. The Map of Europe by Treaty: Showing the Various Political and Territorial by Edward Hertslet (1875)
"If after 5 years' experience the inhabitants of Minden lose by the change, ...
Bremen to recognise any claim established by Minden against the ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"All the 'ole command, yuss, from Minden to Mai wand, They was once dam' sweeps like
... The men that fought at Minden, they 'ad stocks beneath their chins, ..."
4. Report on the Manuscripts of Mrs. Stopford-Sackville, of Drayton House by Sophia Crawford Lomas (1904)
"PAPERS RELATING TO THE BATTLE OF Minden AND THE TRIAL OF LORD GEORGE SACKVILLE.
... Camp at Minden.—" Pardonnes que j'avoue a VAS que j'ai reçu comme un ..."
5. The History of Modern Europe: And a View of the Progress of Society from the by William Russell (1837)
"And, if these orders had been cheerfully obeyed, the battle of Minden would
probably have been as memorable and decisive as that of Blenheim. ..."
6. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1829)
"The province is divided into three governments, of which Minden. the chief towns
are Minden, Munster and Arnsberg. Minden, a fortified town, is watered by ..."
7. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1860)
"At the great battle of Minden, on the Medal to commemorate the Bettle «f Minden.
l st of August, prince Ferdinand defeated the French generals the duke de ..."
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