5 December 1757 · Europe
Battle of Leuthen
In December 1757, in Silesia, Frederick II of Prussia met a larger Austrian army at Leuthen and attacked it in an oblique order. The winter battle is a classic of the Seven Years’ War.
Commanders
- Frederick II of Prussia · General
- Date
- 5 December 1757
- Place
- Lutynia · Poland
- Region
- Europe