Siege of Olomouc

Siege of Olmütz
	Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
	; Map of the fortress of Olomouc, 1757
Date	4 May – 2 July 1758
Location	Olomouc, Moravia49°35′43″N 17°15′07″E / 49.5954°N 17.2519°E
Result	Austrian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Frederick the Great	Ernst Dietrich von Marschall
Strength
11,000	7,500

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The siege of Olomouc took place in 1758 when a Prussian army led by Frederick the Great besieged the Austrian city of Olmütz (now Olomouc, Czech Republic) during the Prussian invasion of Moravia in the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War). The attempt stalled as the besiegers faced stronger resistance than Frederick had expected. With a lack of supplies and the approach of an Austrian relief force following the Battle of Domstadtl, Frederick abandoned the siege and withdrew from Moravia.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "1758 - Siege of Olmütz - Project Seven Years War". www.kronoskaf.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
^ Roider, Karl A. (April 2009). "Franz A. J. Szabo The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756–1763. Harlow, UK: Pearson Longman, 2008. Pp. 512, maps". Austrian History Yearbook. 40: 336–337. doi:10.1017/s0067237809001234. ISSN 0067-2378.

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[1] "1758 - Siege of Olmütz - Project Seven Years War". www.kronoskaf.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

[2] Roider, Karl A. (April 2009). "Franz A. J. Szabo The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756–1763. Harlow, UK: Pearson Longman, 2008. Pp. 512, maps". Austrian History Yearbook. 40: 336–337. doi:10.1017/s0067237809001234. ISSN 0067-2378.

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