Battle of Hochkirch

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battle engagement of the Seven Years' War

The Battle of Hochkirch was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in 1758, in which Austrian forces under Leopold Joseph von Daun inflicted a surprise defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian army in Saxony.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Hochkirch canonical	5
Schlacht bei Hochkirch	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Hochkirch ⓘ surface form: Schlacht bei Hochkirch
belligerent	Austria ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
campaign	1758 campaign in Saxony ⓘ
casualties	heavy Prussian casualties ⓘ significant Austrian casualties ⓘ
combatantCommander	Ernst Gideon von Laudon ⓘ James Keith ⓘ Karl O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick the Great Count Leopold Joseph von Daun ⓘ surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
conflict	Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
date	14 October 1758 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Kunersdorf ⓘ
front	Saxon front of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
impact	damaged Frederick the Great's reputation for invincibility ⓘ strengthened Austrian strategic position in Saxony ⓘ
location	Hochkirch ⓘ Saxony ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved	artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
notableDeath	James Keith ⓘ
notableFor	Austrian use of a dawn attack through wooded terrain ⓘ defeat of Frederick the Great ⓘ surprise attack by Austrian forces ⓘ
opponentCommander	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick the Great Count Leopold Joseph von Daun ⓘ surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
partOf	Third Silesian War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Zorndorf ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Saxony ⓘ surface form: Saxony, Germany
primaryOpposingForceSize	Imperial Austrian Army ⓘ surface form: Austrian army Prussian Army ⓘ surface form: Prussian army
region	Lusatia ⓘ
result	Austrian victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome	checked Prussian advance in Saxony ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	Austrian forces overran Prussian camp ⓘ
tacticalSituation	Prussian army encamped in exposed position ⓘ
terrain	wooded area around Hochkirch ⓘ
theatre	European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
timeOfDayOfMainAttack	dawn ⓘ
year	1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun → notableBattle → Battle of Hochkirch ⓘ

subject surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun

Battle of Torgau → relatedEvent → Battle of Hochkirch ⓘ

European theatre of the Seven Years' War → hasBattle → Battle of Hochkirch ⓘ

James Keith → battle → Battle of Hochkirch ⓘ

Daun → notableBattle → Battle of Hochkirch ⓘ

subject surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun

Battle of Hochkirch → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hochkirch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Schlacht bei Hochkirch