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Battle of Hochkirch

Battle of Hochkirch was a battle fought on 14 October 1758 at Hochkirch, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Seven Years' War, which ran from 1756 to 1763. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 80,000 against 30,000–36,000.

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Historical map of the Battle of Hochkirch near Hochkirch in Saxony (October 14, 1758).
Historical map of the Battle of Hochkirch near Hochkirch in Saxony (October 14, 1758).. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 October 1758
WhereHochkirch, Germany51.149N, 14.570E
OutcomeAustrian victory
BelligerentsAustriaagainstKingdom of Prussia
Casualties and losses5,400 killed and woundedand9,400 killed, wounded and captured
Part ofSeven Years' War1756 to 1763

Where it sits in the Seven Years' War

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Record

Date14 October 1758
PlaceHochkirch, Germany
51.149N, 14.570E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength80,00030,000–36,000
Casualties and losses5,400 killed and wounded9,400 killed, wounded and captured
Commanders
  • Frederick the Great
  • James Francis Edward Keith
  • Hans Joachim von Ziethen
  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
Battle of HochkirchBattle of HochkirchSiege of BautzenBattle of BautzenSiege of BautzenBattle of HorkąBattle of MoysSiege of BautzenBattle of HorkąBattle of MoysPragueDresdenLeipzigZielona GóraPardubiceCottbusGeraChemnitz100 km51.149N, 14.570E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Hochkirch
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Hochkirch today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-12. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 291 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 156 to 572 m, 416 m of relief, steep country and today it is 60% cropland, 25% tree cover, 14% grassland.

cropland: 60%tree cover: 25%grassland: 14%built-up: 2%cropland 60%tree cover 25%grassland 14%built-up 2%
west to east, 10.0 km239 to 297 mnorth to south, 10.0 km160 to 527 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: AUS ARMYDefender: PR ARMY
Strength80,00031,000
Casualties7,587 (9.5%)9,097 (29.3%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1094
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width5.6 km4.2 km
Attacker advanced1.5 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 73), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Hochkirch is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q695925, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hochkirch, revision 1382485810, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.