Battle of Ölper (1761)

Battle of Ölper Part of the Seven Years' War Date 13 October 1761 Location Ölper (now in Brunswick) Result Brunswick victory Belligerents Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel France and Electorate of Saxony Commanders and leaders Frederick Augustus, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Oels Brigadier Valton Strength ca.1700 Casualties and losses 4 officers and 145 NCOs and other ranks 52 officers and 430 NCOs and other ranks (captured)

The Battle of Ölper was a battle at Ölper, now a district of Brunswick, on 13 October 1761. It occurred between a Franco-Saxon force and a Brunswick-Hanoverian force, lasted long into the night and ended in a Brunswickian victory. It was part of the Seven Years' War.