Siege of Prague (1757)

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The Siege of Prague (1757) was a key early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War, in which Frederick the Great’s forces encircled and bombarded the Habsburg-held city of Prague in an attempt to knock Austria out of the conflict.

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Generate an image of Siege of Prague (1757) (The Siege of Prague (1757) was a key early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War, in which Frederick the Great’s forces encircled and bombarded the Habsburg-held city of Prague in an attempt to knock Austria out of the conflict.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent Austria ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
belligerentStrength Austrian garrison and field army remnants of roughly 50000–60000 men (approximate) ⓘ
Prussian army of roughly 100000 men (approximate) ⓘ
cityBesieged Prague ⓘ
combatant Archduchy of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Austria

Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
commander Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
Leopold Joseph von Daun ⓘ
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
conflictType Prussian–Austrian conflict ⓘ
linked to: Third Silesian War
countryInvolved Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
endTime 1757-06-20 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Kolín ⓘ
hasCause Prussian attempt to defeat Austria early in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
Prussian invasion of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Third Silesian War
historicalEra Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
location Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Bohemia

Prague ⓘ
notableCommanderSide Frederick the Great on the Prussian side ⓘ
Leopold Joseph von Daun on the Austrian relief side ⓘ
Prince Charles of Lorraine on the Austrian side ⓘ
objective to capture Prague ⓘ
to force Austria out of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
outcome Prussian siege lifted after Austrian relief operations ⓘ
partOf Third Silesian War ⓘ
partOfCampaign Prussian campaign in Bohemia (1757) ⓘ
linked to: Third Silesian War
precededBy Battle of Prague (1757) ⓘ
region Bohemia ⓘ
relatedConflict Silesian Wars ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Kolín ⓘ
Battle of Prague (1757) ⓘ
result Austrian strategic success ⓘ
Prussian withdrawal ⓘ
significance demonstrated limits of Prussian offensive capabilities in Bohemia ⓘ
failed attempt by Frederick the Great to knock Austria out of the war ⓘ
led to heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
major early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
startTime 1757-05-06 ⓘ
strategicTheater Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Third Silesian War
usedWarfareType artillery bombardment ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
year 1757 ⓘ

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Seven Years' War → majorBattle → Siege of Prague (1757) ⓘ
Battle of Prague (1757) → consequence → Siege of Prague (1757) ⓘ
Battle of Prague (1757) → followedBy → Siege of Prague (1757) ⓘ
Prussian invasion of Bohemia (1757) → hasPart → Siege of Prague (1757) ⓘ
Battle of Kolin → relatedEvent → Siege of Prague (1757) ⓘ