Battle of Torgau 1760
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 3 November 1760 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1760 | 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 | Third Silesian War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 51.5733, 12.9146 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
In the Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760, King Frederick the Great's Prussian army fought an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Leopold Josef Graf Daun. The Prussians won a costly victory in one of the bloodiest battles of the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War).
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Torgau (revision 1370591259), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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