Battles & Campaigns · 1760
Battle of Landeshut
Landeshut (Kamienna Góra), Lower Silesia, Poland
What happened
Laudon's army, more than twice the size, attacked Fouqué's corps at Landeshut in Silesia. The Prussians held on until they ran out of ammunition, and Fouqué was taken prisoner.
Why it matters
It was a major Austrian victory in the Third Silesian War. Laudon's biography says he destroyed a whole corps of Frederick's army.
What came next
Laudon went on to take the fortress of Glatz, but Frederick beat him at Liegnitz on 15 August 1760.
Did you know?
The town of Landeshut is now Kamienna Góra in Poland.
Timeline
- 23 Jun 1760Battle of Landeshut.
- 1760Laudon storms the fortress of Glatz.
- 15 Aug 1760Frederick defeats Laudon at Liegnitz.