Battle of Breslau (1757)

Battle of Breslau (1757)

Infobox Military Conflict


caption=
conflict=Battle of Breslau
colour_scheme=background:#cccccc
partof=the Seven Years' War
date=November 22, 1757
place= Breslau, modern-day Poland
result=Austrian victory
combatant1=flagicon|Prussia|1750 Prussia
combatant2=flagicon|Holy Roman Empire Austria
commander1=August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
commander2=Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
strength1=28,000 men
strength2=84,000 men
casualties1=6,000 men
casualties2=5,000 men|

The Battle of Breslau was a battle fought on November 22, 1757 during the Seven Years' War. A Prussian army of 28,000 men fought an Austrian army of 84,000 men. The Prussians held off the Austrian attack, losing 6,000 men to the Austrians 5,000 men. But one day later the Prussians beat a retreat. Breslau's garrison surrendered on November 25, 1757.

References

* Davies, Norman & Moorhouse, Roger. "Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City". Pimlico. London, 2003, pp. 206–208. ISBN 0-7126-9334-3 ("with a map of the battle on page 513.")


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