Battle of Prague (1757)

Battle of Prague
Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
Date 6 May 1757 Location Prague, Bohemia, present-day Czech Republic 50°05′N 14°33′E / 50.083°N 14.550°E / 50.083; 14.550 Result Pyrrhic Prussian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Frederick the Great Prince Henry of Prussia Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin †	Charles of Lorraine Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne (DOW)
Strength
64,000[1][2]	60,000[2]–61,000[1]
Casualties and losses
14,300 killed and wounded[3]	13,275[2]

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In the Battle of Prague or Battle of Štěrboholy, fought on 6 May 1757 during the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War), Frederick the Great's 64,000 Prussians forced 60,000 Austrians to retreat, but having lost 14,300 men, decided he was not strong enough to attack Prague. The battle is mentioned in the famous German ballad Lenore written in 1773 by Gottfried August Bürger.