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Encyclopedia > Battle of Landeshut (1760)
Battle of Landeshut
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
Date June 23, 1760
Location Landeshut, Silesia
(now Kamienna Góra, Poland)
Result Austrian victory
Combatants
Prussia Austria
Commanders
General Fouqué General von Laudon
Strength
12,000 men 28,000 men
Seven Years' War: European theatre
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The Battle of Landeshut was an engagement fought on June 23, 1760 during the Seven Years' War. Combatants Prussia Spain France Electorate of Bavaria Kingdom of Naples Austria Great Britain Dutch Republic Electorate of Saxony Sardinia Russian Empire Commanders Frederick II Leopold I Leopold II Maurice de Saxe François-Marie de Broglie Charles VII Ludwig Khevenhüller Charles Alexander George II Charles Emmanuel III Empress Maria... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Location in Poland Kamienna Góra (German: ) is a town in south-western Poland with 21,675 inhabitants (2004). ... Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Ślónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ... Kamienna Góra is a town in south-western Poland with 23,043 inhabitants (2001). ... Flag of Prussia (1894 - 1918) The Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy. ... Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (or Loudon) (February 2, 1717 in Tootzen, Livonia, now Tootsi, Estonia – July 14, 1790 in Nový Jičín, now Czech Republic) was Austrian field marshal. ... Combatants Prussia Great Britain Hanover Portugal Brunswick Hesse-Kassel Austria France Russia Sweden Spain Saxony Naples and Sicily Sardinia The Seven Years War(i) (1754 and 1756–1763), incorporating the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War enveloped both European and colonial theatres. ... The naval Battle of Minorca took place on May 20, 1756, at the opening of the Seven Years War in the European theatre, shortly after the Kingdom of Great Britain had declared war on the House of Bourbon, off the Mediterranean island of Minorca between British and French squadrons. ... The Battle of Lobositz was a battle fought on October 1, 1756 during the Seven Years War. ... The Battle of Reichenberg was a battle of the Seven Years War, fought on April 21, 1757 near the village of Liberec (German Reichenberg) in Bohemia. ... Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders King Frederick the Great Charles of Lorraine Reichsgraf von Browne Strength 65,000 62,000 Casualties 14,300 8,800 The Battle of Prague (in the Czech Republic known as the Battle of Štěrboholy) was a battle fought on May 6, 1757 during the Seven... The Battle of Kolin was a battle fought on June 18, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... Combatants Electorate of Hanover (controlled by Britain) France Commanders William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland Louis Charles dEstrées Strength 35,000 infantry and cavalry 28 heavy guns and mortars 50,000 infantry 10,000 cavalry 68 heavy guns and mortars Casualties 1,300 2,600 The Battle of Hastenbeck... The Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf was a battle fought on August 30, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... The battle of Moys was a battle fought on September 7, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... The Battle of Rossbach (November 5, 1757) took place during the Seven Years War (1756 - 1763) near the village of Rossbach, then in Prussian Saxony. ... Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern Prince Charles of Lorraine Strength 28,000 men 84,000 men Casualties 6,000 men 5,000 men The Battle of Breslau was a battle fought on November 22, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders Frederick the Great Charles of Lorraine Strength 39,000 167 guns 58,500 210 guns Casualties 1,141 dead 5118 wounded 85 captured 3000 dead 7,000 wounded 12,000 captured 51 flags 116 cannons The Battle of Leuthen was a battle fought on December 5... {{Battlebox|campaign=Seven Years War: European |image= |caption= |battle_name=Battle of Krefeld |colour_scheme=background:#cccccc |conflict=Seven Years War |date=June 23, 1758 |place=Krefeld |result=Hessian / Brunswicker / Hanoverian victory |combatant1=[[Hesse-kassel], [Brunswick] and Hanover |combatant2=France |commander1=Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick |commander2=Le Comte de Clermont |strength1=ca... Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders Hans Joachim von Zieten Ernst Gideon von Laudon and Joseph von Siskovits Strength 30,000 12,000 Casualties 2,000 dead, wounded or missing, 1,450 captured 600 dead or wounded The Battle of Domstadtl (Domašov) was a battle between Austrian and Prussian troops at... The Battle of Zorndorf was a battle fought on August 25, 1758 during the Seven Years War. ... Combatants Prussia Sweden Commanders General von Wedel Strength 6,000 600 Casualties unknown unknown The Battle of Tornow was part of the Seven Years War and was fought between the forces of Prussia and Sweden on September 26, 1758. ... The Battle of Hochkirch was a battle fought on October 14, 1758 during the Seven Years War. ... Combatants Great Britain, Hesse-Kassel, Brunswick and Hanover France Commanders Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie Strength ca 32,000 men ca 25,900 men Casualties ca 1,800 men ca 2,400 men The Battle of Bergen was a battle of the Seven Years... The Battle of Kay was a battle fought on July 23, 1759 during the Seven Years War. ... Combatants Great Britain, Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia France Commanders Prince Ferdinand Louis Georges Érasme de Contades Strength 60,500 56,000 Casualties 2,800 10,000-11,000 The Battle of Minden was a battle fought on August 1, 1759 during the Seven Years War. ... The battle of Kunersdorf was fought on August 23, 1759 during the Seven Years War near Kunersdorf, east of Frankfurt an der Oder. ... Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders Prince Henry of Prussia General Wehla Strength ? 3,000 Casualties minimal 600 dead 1,800 captured The Battle of Hoyerswerda was a minor encounter of the Seven Years War. ... The Battle of Maxen was a battle fought on November 21, 1759 during the Seven Years War. ... The battle of Meissen was an engagement fought on December 4, 1759 during the Seven Years War between a Prussian and an Austrian army. ... The battle of Warburg was a battle fought on August 1, 1760 during the Seven Years War. ... The Battle of Leignitz was fought in the early hours of August 15, 1760. ... The Battle of Torgau (Germany) was a battle fought on November 3, 1760 during the Seven Years War on the Süptitzer Höhen. ... Combatants Great Britain, Hanover, Prussia France Commanders Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick Duc de Broglie and Prince de Soubise Strength ~100,000 ~80,000 Casualties 1,400 5,000 (Broglie 4,700, Soubise 300) The Battle of Villinghausen (or Vellinghausen) was fought in 1761 between a large French army and a... The Battle of Burkersdorf was a battle fought on July 21, 1762 during the Seven Years War. ... Media:Example. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Prussia Great Britain Hanover Portugal Brunswick Hesse-Kassel Austria France Russia Sweden Spain Saxony Naples and Sicily Sardinia The Seven Years War(i) (1754 and 1756–1763), incorporating the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War enveloped both European and colonial theatres. ...


A Prussian army of 12,000 men under General Fouqué fought an Austrian army of over 28,000 men under General von Loudon and suffered a defeat, with its commander taken prisoner. Flag of Prussia (1894 - 1918) The Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. ...

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