Battle of Landeshut (1760)

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Battle of Landeshut
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
Date June 23, 1760
Location Landeshut, Silesia
(now Kamienna Góra, Poland)
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Flag of Prussia Prussia Flag of Habsburg Monarchy Austria
Commanders
General Fouqué General von Laudon
Strength
12,000 men 28,000 men

The Battle of Landeshut was an engagement fought on June 23, 1760 during the Seven Years' War.

A Prussian army of 12,000 men under General Fouqué fought an Austrian army of over 28,000 men under General von Loudon and suffered a defeat, with its commander taken prisoner.

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