Battle of Meissen

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Battle of Meissen

Date	1759-12-04
Location	Meissen, Saxony, present-day Germany
Result	Austrian victory

Belligerents

Austria

Prussia

Commanders

Austria Leopold Josef Graf Daun

Prince Henry of Prussia

Strength

21,000

26,000

Casualties and losses

3,000

7,000

v • d • e

Seven Years' War:

European theatre

Minorca – Lobositz – Reichenberg – Prague – Kolín – Hastenbeck – Gross-Jägersdorf – Moys – Rossbach – Breslau – Leuthen – Krefeld – Domstadtl – Zorndorf – Saint Cast – Tornow – Hochkirch – Bergen – Kay – Minden – Kunersdorf – Hoyerswerda – Maxen – Meissen – Landeshut – Emsdorf – Warburg – Liegnitz – Kloster Kampen – Torgau – Villinghausen – Kolberg – Wilhelmstahl - Burkersdorf – Lutterberg – Freiberg

The Battle of Meissen (December 4, 1759) was an Austrian victory over a larger Prussian army during the Seven Years' War. Despite being outnumbered by a 26,000 strong Prussian army, the 21,000 Austrians secured an important victory, which effectively kept their ally Saxony in the war.

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