Siege of Prague (1757)
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The Siege of Prague (1757) was a key early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War, in which Frederick the Great’s forces encircled and bombarded the Habsburg-held city of Prague in an attempt to knock Austria out of the conflict.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| belligerentStrength |
Austrian garrison and field army remnants of roughly 50000–60000 men (approximate)
ⓘ
Prussian army of roughly 100000 men (approximate) ⓘ |
| cityBesieged | Prague ⓘ |
| combatant |
Duchy of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Archduchy of Austria
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| commander |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun ⓘ
surface form:
Leopold Joseph von Daun
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Third Silesian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian–Austrian conflict
|
| countryInvolved |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| endTime | 1757-06-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kolín ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Prussian attempt to defeat Austria early in the Seven Years' War
ⓘ
Third Silesian War ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian invasion of Bohemia
|
| historicalEra | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Bohemia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Bohemia
Prague ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSide |
Frederick the Great on the Prussian side
ⓘ
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun ⓘ
surface form:
Leopold Joseph von Daun on the Austrian relief side
Prince Charles of Lorraine on the Austrian side ⓘ |
| objective |
to capture Prague
ⓘ
to force Austria out of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| outcome | Prussian siege lifted after Austrian relief operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Silesian War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Third Silesian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian campaign in Bohemia (1757)
|
| precededBy | Battle of Prague (1757) ⓘ |
| region | Bohemia ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Silesian Wars ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Kolín
ⓘ
Battle of Prague (1757) ⓘ |
| result |
Austrian strategic success
ⓘ
Prussian withdrawal ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated limits of Prussian offensive capabilities in Bohemia
ⓘ
failed attempt by Frederick the Great to knock Austria out of the war ⓘ led to heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ major early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1757-05-06 ⓘ |
| strategicTheater |
Third Silesian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
|
| usedWarfareType |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
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