The Battle of Reichenberg was a battle

Battle

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 of the Seven Years' War

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, fought on April 21, 1757 near the town of Reichenberg

Liberec

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 (Czech: Liberec) in Bohemia

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Marshal von Bevern

August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

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 had entered Bohemia with a corps of 16,000 Prussia

Prussia

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ns. At Reichenberg he encountered Königsegg

Christian Moritz Graf Königsegg und Rothenfels

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's Austria

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n corps. The full Austrian corps consisted of 18,000 infantry and 4,900 cavalry, but only about 10,000 of them had been concentrated at Reichenberg.

The experienced Bevern defeated his opponent. As a result, Bevern captured large quantities of Austrian supplies and could continue his march on Prague

Prague

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