Siege of Breslau (1757)

Siege of Breslau
Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
Date 7 December 1757 – 20 December 1757 Location Breslau, Prussian Silesia, present-day Poland 51°07′00″N 17°02′00″E / 51.1167°N 17.0333°E / 51.1167; 17.0333 Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	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

Frederick the Great

200km
125miles

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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.