The Battle of Hochkirch was a battle fought on October 14, 1758 during the Seven Years' War. The battle took place around Hochkirch, which is 9 km east of Bautzen, Saxony. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Seven Years War (1754 and 1756–1763) pitted Great Britain, Prussia and Hanover against France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony. ... Bautzen (pronounced , listen, until 1868: Budissin; Upper Sorbian Budyšin; Lower Sorbian: Budyšyn ;Polish: Budziszyn , listen; Czech Budyšín) is a city in the east of Saxony, Germany, and capital of the eponymous district. ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ...

A Prussian army of 31,000 men was defeated by an Austrian army of 80,000 men. The Prussians lost over 9,000 men, the Austrians 8,300. It was one of Frederick the Great's three worst defeats in battle, along with Kunersdorf and Kolin. Ironically, the defeat was brought about by the Austrian Marshal Daun's use of a variation on Frederick's own oblique order of attack. Frederick's army was deployed facing east, with its right flank in front of the village of Hochkirch. By use of a secret overnight march, Daun fell upon Frederick's right, and in heavy fighting drove the Prussians off Hochkirch hill, forcing them to retreat. The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... Frederick II of Prussia (January 24, 1712–August 17, 1786) was a king of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty, reigning from 1740–86. ... The battle of Kunersdorf was fought on August 23, 1759 during the Seven Years War near Kunersdorf, east of Frankfurt an der Oder. ... The Battle of Kolin was a battle fought on June 18, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Leopold Josef, count von Daun (or Dhaun) (September 24, 1705 - February 5, 1766), prince of Thiano, Austrian field marshal, was born at Vienna. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and...

External links

• Battle of Hochkirch - Chapter 14 of Thomas Carlyle's History of Friedrich II. (accessed 13 June 2005)
• Battle of Hochkirch - Chapter 14 ... on another website (accessed 13 June 2005)