Battle of Hoyerswerda 1759
.jpg){kind=link}
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 25 September 1759 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1759 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Germany | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Seven Years' War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 51.5600, 14.1500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Hoyerswerda was a minor encounter of September 25, 1759 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) between Prussian and Austrian forces. Following on from the calamitous Prussian defeat at Kunersdorf in August however, this small victory for Frederick the Great, taken together with the one fashioned at Korbitz four days earlier by Friedrich August von Finck, no doubt proved a timely tonic to his fragile confidence.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Hoyerswerda (revision 1372382301), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Siege of Bautzen 1029 · 46 km
- Battle of Bautzen (1813) 1813 · 46 km
- Battle of Hochkirch 1758 · 54 km
- Battle of Ciani 1015 · 56 km
- Battle of the Spree 1005 · 62 km
- Siege of Dresden (1813) 1813 · 63 km
Other battles of the Seven Years' War
- Cherbourg raid 1758
- Raid on St Malo 1758
- Siege of Küstrin 1758
- Siege of Madras 1758
- Siege of Olomouc 1758
- Battle of Beauport 1759
- Battle of Bergen (1759) 1759
- Battle of Chinsurah 1759
- Battle of Fort Niagara 1759
- Battle of Frisches Haff 1759
All 102 battles of the Seven Years' War →
Browse more: battles in Germany · Europe · Early modern battles