Date 15 August 1760 Location Legnica, Poland | Result Prussian victory | |
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30,000 25,000 (80,000 reinforcements under von Daun never engaged) 3,394 dead and wounded 3,803 dead and wounded
4,734 captured
82 cannons Combatants Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg Monarchy Similar Battle of Hochkirch, Battle of Torgau, Battle of Landeshut, Seven Years' War, Battle of Burkersdorf | ||
Battle of liegnitz 1760 empire total war
The Battle of Liegnitz on 15 August 1760 saw Frederick the Great's Prussian Army defeat the Austrian army under Ernst von Laudon.
The armies collided around the town of Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland) in Lower Silesia. Laudon's Austrian cavalry attacked the Prussian position in the early morning but were beaten back by General Zieten's Hussars. An artillery duel emerged which was eventually won for the Prussians when a grenade hit an Austrian powder wagon. The Austrian infantry then proceeded to attack the Prussian line, but was met with concentrated artillery fire. A Prussian infantry counter-attack led by the Regiment Anhalt-Bernburg on the left forced the Austrians into retreat.
Shortly after dawn the major action was over but Prussian artillery fire continued to harass the Austrians. General Leopold von Daun arrived and, learning of Laudon's defeat, decided not to attack despite his soldiers being fresh.