Battle of Moys

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The Battle of Moys was a 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces defeated a Prussian corps near Görlitz, weakening Prussian positions in Silesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Austria
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
campaign Silesian theatre of the Seven Years' War
linked to: Silesian Wars
commanderAustria Ernst Gideon von Laudon
Franz Moritz von Lacy
Leopold Joseph von Daun
commanderPrussia Hans Karl von Winterfeldt NERFINISHED
conflict Seven Years' War
countryAtTime Electorate of Saxony
date 7 September 1757
effect improved Austrian strategic situation in Silesia
weakened Prussian positions in Silesia
followedBy Battle of Breslau
Battle of Leuthen
killedInAction Hans Karl von Winterfeldt NERFINISHED
location Lusatia
Moys
Saxony
near Görlitz
notableFeature death of Prussian general Hans Karl von Winterfeldt
outcomeForAustria victory
outcomeForPrussia defeat
partOf Seven Years' War
precededBy Battle of Kolín
primaryOpposingForces Austrian forces vs Prussian corps
result Austrian victory
strategicObjectiveAustria disrupt Prussian control near Görlitz and Silesia
theatre Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
typeOfAction field battle
year 1757

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Battle of Breslau (1757) precededBy Battle of Moys