Battle of Kolín

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The Battle of Kolín was a major 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Daun defeated Frederick the Great’s Prussian army, halting Prussian advances into Bohemia.

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Battle of Kolín canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kolin
AustrianCasualties approximately 8,000 killed, wounded, or missing
AustrianCommander Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
AustrianStrength approximately 54,000 soldiers
belligerent Austria
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
campaign Prussian invasion of Bohemia (1757)
combatant Austria
Prussia
commander Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II of Prussia
surface form: Frederick the Great

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
commemoratedBy military histories of the Seven Years' War
conflict Seven Years' War
countryAtTime Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
date 18 June 1757
fieldMarshalInCommandAustria Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
followedBy Prussian retreat from Bohemia
forceEngaged Austrian army
Prussian Army
surface form: Prussian army
historicalPeriod 18th century
location Bohemia
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
monarchInCommandPrussia Frederick II of Prussia
namedAfter town of Kolín
notableFor first major battlefield defeat of Frederick the Great in the Seven Years' War
outcome defeat of Prussian army
partOf Seven Years' War
place near Kolín
precededBy Battle of Prague (1757)
presentDayLocation Czech Republic
PrussianCasualties approximately 13,000 killed, wounded, or missing
PrussianCommander Frederick II of Prussia
surface form: Frederick the Great
PrussianStrength approximately 32,000–34,000 soldiers
result Austrian victory
significance boosted Austrian morale after the Battle of Prague
checked Prussian dominance early in the Seven Years' War
strategicEffect forced Prussian withdrawal from Bohemia
halted Prussian advance into Bohemia
tacticalCharacteristic Austrian defensive position on high ground
Prussian flank attack against Austrian right
theatre European theatre of the Seven Years' War
year 1757

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Siege of Prague (1757) followedBy Battle of Kolín
Siege of Prague (1757) relatedEvent Battle of Kolín
Third Silesian War majorBattle Battle of Kolín
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun notableBattle Battle of Kolín
subject surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
Daun notableBattle Battle of Kolín
subject surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
Battle of Moys precededBy Battle of Kolín
Habsburg cavalry notableEngagement Battle of Kolín