Battle of Landeshut (1760) explained

Conflict:Battle of Landeshut
Partof:the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
Date:23 June 1760
Place:Landeshut, Silesia
(now Kamienna Góra, Poland)
Result:Austrian victory
Combatant1: Austria
Combatant2: Prussia
Commander1:Ernst von Laudon
Commander2:Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué
Strength1:28,000
Strength2:12,000
68 guns
Casualties1:2,963
774 killed, 2,195 wounded
Casualties2:10,242
1,927 killed, 8,315 captured and wounded, 68 guns

The Battle of Landeshut was an engagement fought on 23 June 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War).

A Prussian army of 12,000 men under General Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué fought an Austrian army of over 28,000 men under Ernst Gideon von Laudon and suffered a defeat, with its commander wounded and taken prisoner. The Prussians lost 10,242 men including 1,927 killed along with 8,315 prisoners as well as 68 guns captured. The Austrians lost 774 killed and 2,195 wounded. The Prussians fought with resolution, surrendering after running out of ammunition.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Szabo pp. 279–280