The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Minden \Minden\ prop. n.
   A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the
   Anglo-Allied forces under duke Ferdinand of Brunswick
   defeated the French under Marshal Contades.

   Syn: battle of Minden.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Minden
    n 1: a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the
         English forces and their allies defeated the French [syn:
         Minden, battle of Minden]