Battle of Kolín

The Battle of Kolín (Kolin) on 18 June 1757 saw 54,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 34,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War). Prussian attempts to turn the Austrian right flank turned into piecemeal frontal attacks and were defeated in five and a half hours of combat. The Prussians lost 13,733 men, the Austrians 8,100. Frederick gave up the siege of Prague as well as his planned march on Vienna and retreated to Saxony.

Battle of Kolín
Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)

Schlacht bei Kolin, unknown artist
Date18 June 1757
Location
Kolín, Bohemia, (now the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic) about 55 km (34 mi) east of Prague
50°01′44″N 15°07′19″E
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austria Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Leopold von Daun Frederick the Great
Strength
53,790–54,000
154 guns		 33,000–34,000
90 guns
Casualties and losses
8,000–8,100 13,733–14,000
Location within Czech Republic
Frederick the Great
200km
125miles
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Dresden
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Prague
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