Battle of Reichenberg

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Battle of Reichenberg
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date April 21, 1757 Location Reichenberg, Bohemia Result Prussian victory
Combatants
Prussia	Austria
Commanders
Marshal von Bevern	Count Königsegg
Strength
16,000	10,500
Casualties
? men	? men

Seven Years' War: European theatre
Minorca – Lobositz – Reichenberg – Prague – Kolin – Hastenbeck – Gross-Jägersdorf – Moys – Rossbach – Breslau – Leuthen – Krefeld – Domstadtl – Zorndorf – Tornow – Hochkirch – Bergen – Kay – Minden – Kunersdorf – Hoyerswerda – Maxen – Meissen – Landshut – Warburg – Liegnitz – Kloster Kampen – Torgau – Villinghausen – Kolberg – Burkersdorf – Lutterberg – Freiberg

The Battle of Reichenberg was a battle of the Seven Years' War, fought on April 21, 1757 near the town of Liberec (German Reichenberg) in Bohemia.

Marshall von Bevern had entered Bohemia with a corps of 16,000 Prussians. At Reichenberg he encountered Königsegg's Austrian corps. The full Austrian corps consisted of 18,000 infantry and 4,900 cavalry, but only about 10,000 of them had been concentrated at Reichenberg.

The experienced Bevern defeated his opponent. As a result, Bevern captured large quantities of Austrian supplies and could continue his march on Prague.