Siege of Breslau (1757)

Siege of Breslau
Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
Date7 December 1757 – 20 December 1757
Location51°07′00″N 17°02′00″E / 51.1167°N 17.0333°E / 51.1167; 17.0333
Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Prussia Prussia

Holy Roman Empire Austria

 France
Commanders and leaders
Frederick the Great Soloman Sprecher von Bernegg[1]
Strength
36,000[2]
167 guns
17,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Minimal 17,000 captured, including:
31 generals, over 700 officers, 1,000 horses, all supplies
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The siege of Breslau was a siege in the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) that began on 7 December 1757 and ended on 19 December 1757. After the defeat at Leuthen, the Austrians withdrew into Breslau. The combined Austro-French garrison of approximately 17,000 men, commanded by Lieutenant General Field Marshal Soloman Sprecher von Bernegg, faced a Prussian army commanded by Frederick the Great.

  1. ^ Salomon von Sprecher, Diarium der Belagerung von Breslau; und Capitulations-Puncte von der Uebergabe an Se. Königl. Majestät in Preussen: Nebst einem Verzeichniß mit Nahmen, derer Generals, Staabs-Officiers und andern Officiers, dann vom Feldwebel an summariter derer Kayserl. Königl. Trouppen, so den 21ten December ...; 21 Dec 1757. pp. 5-14. Berlin, 1758.
  2. ^ a b Asprey, Robert, "Frederick the Great: A Magnificent Enigma", Ticknor & Fields, 1986, pg. 43