Panorama by Ross Victory6/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Following the battle, Frederick immediately left Rossbach and marched for 13 days to the outskirts of Breslau. The Battle of Rossbach marked a turning point in the Seven Years' War, not only for its stunning Prussian victory, but because France refused to send troops against Prussia again and Britain, noting Prussia's military success, increased its financial support for Frederick. Despite overwhelming odds, Frederick managed to defeat the Imperials and the French. The French and Imperial army included 41,110 men, opposing a considerably smaller Prussian force of 22,000. In this 90-minute battle, Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, defeated an Allied army composed of French forces augmented by a contingent of the Reichsarmee (Imperial Army) of the Holy Roman Empire. It is sometimes called the Battle of, or at, Reichardtswerben, after a different nearby town. The Battle of Rossbach took place on 5 November 1757 during the Third Silesian War (1756–1763, part of the Seven Years' War) near the village of Rossbach (Roßbach), in the Electorate of Saxony. ![]()
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