Battle of Rossbach

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The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.

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Battle of Rossbach canonical 14
Schlacht bei Roßbach 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Schlacht bei Roßbach ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rossbach
associatedWith Frederick the Great ⓘ
belligerent Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
campaign 1757 campaign of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
combatantStrength French and Imperial army: about 40,000–50,000 men ⓘ
Prussia: about 22,000–25,000 men ⓘ
commander Charles, Prince of Soubise ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Soubise

Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen ⓘ
Prince of Soubise ⓘ
conflictOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
date 5 November 1757 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Leuthen ⓘ
Prussian redeployment to Silesia ⓘ
FrenchImperialCasualties around 7,000–10,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
FrenchImperialGunsLost over 60 artillery pieces captured ⓘ
FrenchImperialPrisoners around 5,000–7,000 captured ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of smaller, well-led army against larger force ⓘ
ended French threat to Prussia in 1757 ⓘ
enhanced Frederick the Great's military reputation ⓘ
shifted balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
impactOnFrance severe blow to French prestige ⓘ
impactOnPrussia boosted Prussian morale and international standing ⓘ
location near Reichardtswerben, Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
near Rossbach, Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
modernCountry Germany ⓘ
notableFeature rapid maneuver of Prussian cavalry and infantry ⓘ
notableTactic feigned retreat and flank attack ⓘ
use of oblique order ⓘ
opponentCommanderNationality French ⓘ
Imperial (Holy Roman Empire) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
outcome decisive Prussian victory ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy French advance into Saxony ⓘ
presentDayLocation Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ⓘ
linked to: Saxony-Anhalt
PrussianCasualties about 500 killed and wounded ⓘ
result Prussian victory ⓘ
theatre European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War
typeOfVictory strategic victory ⓘ
tactical victory ⓘ
year 1757 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seven Years' War → majorBattle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia → battle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Battle of Rossbach → alsoKnownAs → Schlacht bei Roßbach ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rossbach
Third Silesian War → majorBattle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Prussian Army → decisiveBattle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise → battle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
subject linked to: Prince of Soubise
James Keith → battle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802) → notableBattle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz → participantIn → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Prince Henry of Prussia → notableBattle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Marshal de Soubise → notableBattle → Battle of Rossbach ⓘ