Battle of Landshut (1760)
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The Battle of Landeshut was an engagement fought on June 23, 1760 during the Seven Years' War
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A Prussian
army of 12,000 men under General Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué fought an Austrian
army of over 28,000 men under General von Loudon and suffered a defeat, with its commander taken prisoner.
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
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A Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
army of 12,000 men under General Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué fought an Austrian
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
army of over 28,000 men under General von Loudon and suffered a defeat, with its commander taken prisoner.