Battle of Strehla
| Battle of Strehla | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War) | |||||||
Battle of Strehla (L. Therbu, G. J. Cöntgen, c. 1760) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Prussia | Austria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Johann Dietrich von Hülsen | Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 900 | 1,800 | ||||||
The Battle of Strehla (20 August 1760) was a military engagement fought during the Seven Years' War between the Kingdom of Prussia and Austria. The Austrian army attacked an outnumbered Prussian corps on a strong position but was repulsed. The battle was fought near the town of Strehla in Saxony, Germany.