What the records say
- When
- 7 Dec 1757 – 20 Dec 1757
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 51.12° N, 17.03° E
- Description
- siege in 1757
Siege of Breslau (1757)
1757 siege
The siege of Breslau was a siege in the Third Silesian War that began on 7 December 1757 and ended on 19 December 1757. After the defeat at Leuthen, the Austrians withdrew into Breslau. The combined Austro-French garrison of approximately 17,000 men, commanded by Lieutenant General Field Marshal Soloman Sprecher von Bernegg, faced a Prussian army commanded by Frederick the Great.
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