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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Battle of Moys canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ