Battle of Breslau (1757)
The Battle of Breslau (also known as the Battle on the Lohe) was fought on 22 November 1757 in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War). A Prussian army of 28,000 men fought an Austrian army of 60,000 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 25 November 1757.
| Battle of Breslau | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War) | |||||||
Map of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Prussia | Austria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern | Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 28,000 | 60,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6,350 killed and wounded 3,800 captured | 5,857 | ||||||
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