Battle of Landeshut (1760)
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Not to be confused with Battle of Landshut (1809).
| Battle of Landeshut | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Image:Flag of Prussia (1750).gif Prussia | Image:GR 134 crop.jpg Austria | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| General Fouqué | General von Laudon | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 men | 28,000 men | ||||||
Seven Years' War: European theatre |
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| Minorca – Lobositz – Reichenberg – Prague – Kolín – Hastenbeck – Gross-Jägersdorf – Moys – Rossbach – Breslau – Leuthen – Krefeld – Domstadtl – Zorndorf – Tornow – Hochkirch – Bergen – Kay – Minden – Kunersdorf – Hoyerswerda – Maxen – Meissen – Landeshut – Emsdorf - Warburg – Liegnitz – Kloster Kampen – Torgau – Villinghausen – Kolberg – Wilhelmstahl - Burkersdorf – Lutterberg – Freiberg |
The Battle of Landeshut was an engagement fought on June 23, 1760 during the Seven Years' War.
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.
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