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Siege of Olmütz | |||||||
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Part of the Third Silesian War ( Seven Years' War) | |||||||
Map of the fortress of Olomouc, 1757 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Prussia | Austria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frederick the Great | Ernst Dietrich von Marschall | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
11,000 | 7,500 |
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]