Battle of Rossbach

The Battle of Rossbach took place on 5 November 1757 during the Third Silesian War near the village of Rossbach (Roßbach), in the Electorate of Saxony. It is sometimes called the Battle of, or at, Reichardtswerben, after a different nearby town. In this 90-minute battle, Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, defeated an Allied army composed of French forces augmented by a contingent of the Reichsarmee of the Holy Roman Empire. The French and Imperial army included 41,110 men, opposing a considerably smaller Prussian force of 22,000. Despite overwhelming odds, Frederick managed to defeat the Imperials and the French.

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1757 Battle of Rossbach

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531 Battle of the Unstrut River

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1080 Battle on the Elster

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1632 Battle of Lützen

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1806 Battle of Auerstädt

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1806 Battle of Halle

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1813 Battle of Lützen

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1921 March Action

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BeiRoßbach

Abraham, Jacob- Schlacht bei Roßbach - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5526384

Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F089045-0002, Roßbach, Gutshof Goldacker

Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F089045-0006, Roßbach, Gutshof Goldacker

Louis Friedenreich GmbH Rossbach 5 november 1757

Painting of the Battle of Rossbach (1757)

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Seydlitz at Rossbach

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Major General von Seydlitz pipe Prussian cavalry Battle of Rossbach Richard Knötel

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Air Raids on Halle	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Air Raids on Merseburg	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Air Raids on Naumburg	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Air raids on the Buna factory in Schkopau	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Air Raids on the Leuna Works	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Air raids on Zeitz	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	531	Battle of the Unstrut River	Francia, Thuringii, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1080	Battle on the Elster	Holy Roman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1632	Battle of Lützen	Holy Roman Empire, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	Battle of Rossbach	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Battle of Auerstädt	Kingdom of Prussia, First French Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Battle of Halle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Lützen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1921	March Action	rebellion, armed conflict	Wikidata
site	bunker		B134a air-raid shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	tower		Keep Rudelsburg	Bergfried	Wikidata
site	tower		NE Corner tower Rudelsburg	ruins, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Neuenburg Castle keep II	Bergfried, ruins	Wikidata
site	tower		SE Corner tower Rudelsburg	Rundturm, ruins, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		SW Corner tower Rudelsburg	Rundturm, ruins, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1150	Castle keep Dicker Wilhelm	Bergfried	Wikidata
site	tower	1220	Keep Schönburg	Bergfried	Wikidata
commons	image		BeiRoßbach		Commons
commons	image		Abraham, Jacob- Schlacht bei Roßbach - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5526384		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F089045-0002, Roßbach, Gutshof Goldacker		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F089045-0006, Roßbach, Gutshof Goldacker		Commons
commons	image		Louis Friedenreich GmbH Rossbach 5 november 1757		Commons
commons	image		Painting of the Battle of Rossbach (1757)		Commons
commons	image		VafflardRossbach		Commons
commons	image		Seydlitz at Rossbach		Commons
commons	image		ZixRossbach		Commons
commons	image		Major General von Seydlitz pipe Prussian cavalry Battle of Rossbach Richard Knötel		Commons