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Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Kolín
1757 battle of the Seven Years' War
The Battle of Kolín (Kolin) on 18 June 1757 saw 54,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 34,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Third Silesian War. Prussian attempts to turn the Austrian right flank turned into piecemeal frontal attacks and were defeated in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Frederick the Great
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
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Leopold Joseph von Daun
18th-century Austrian army officer (1705–1766)
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Seven Years' War
Global war among European powers (1756–1763)
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