Battle of Rossbach

Seydlitz at the Battle of Rossbach

Seydlitz charge at the battle of Rossbach, 5 November 1757.
The village of Zeuchfeld (Freyburg/Unstrut, district: Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt) from the south

MeyersRossbach

Abraham, Jacob: Schlacht bei Roßbach

Wilhelm Friedrich von Seydlitz, Battle of Rossbach. Seydlitz, Friedrich Wilhelm von, 3.2.1721 - 8.11.1773, Prussian general, in the Battle of Rossbach, 5.11.1757, engraving after painting by Anton von Werner, 19th century, Seven Years War, cavalry, Prussia, charge, historic, historical, 18th century,

Фридрих II в битве при Росбахе

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. 11.-18.8.1991 Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt Roßbach, Gutshof Goldacker (von hier befehligte Friedrich II. die Schlacht bei Roßbach)

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. 11.-18.8.1991 Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt Roßbach, Gutshof Goldacker (von hier befehligte Friedrich II. die Schlacht bei Roßbach)
Path on Igelsberg hill between Lobitzsch and Goseck (district: Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt), nature reserve Saaleaue near Goseck

Rossbach, 5 november 1757

Major General von Seydlitz throws his pipe in the air as he leads his Prussian cavalry to the attack at the Battle of Rossbach, picture by Richard Knötel.
Reichardtswerben (Weissenfels, district of Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt), view from the north

Battle of Rossbach. Oil on canvas, 154 x 195 cm. Weissenfels Museum in Neu-Augustusburg Castle, V-2173 K 2
Historical Overview
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.
Quick Facts
Kingdom of Prussia
- Commander: Friedrich II.
- Strength: ca. 22.000
- Casualties: ca. 550
France & Imperial Army
- Commander: Soubise / Hildburghausen
- Strength: ca. 42.000
- Casualties: ca. 10.000
Strategic Context
Defending against the western threat from France and the Imperial Army.
Conflict / War
Seven Years' War
Historical Locations
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