battle, notable, early modern
Battle of Maxen
Battle of Maxen was a battle fought on 21 November 1759 at Maxen, 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: 32,000 against 14,000.
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Record
| Date | 21 November 1759 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Maxen, Germany 50.924N, 13.803E | |
| Part of | Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Austrian victory | |
| Belligerents | Austria | Prussia |
| Commanders | Leopold Josef Graf Daun | Friedrich August von Finck |
| Strength | 32,000 | 14,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 304 dead, 630 wounded | 2,000 dead and wounded, 11,741 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Pirna 1756, 10 km
- Battle of Dresden 1813, 13 km
- Siege of Dresden 1813, 15 km
- Siege of Dresden 1760, 15 km
- Battle of Peterswalde 1759, 20 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Quiberon Bay 20 November 1759
- After: Battle of Chinsurah 24 November 1759
- All 114 engagements of Seven Years' War
Elsewhere in 1759
- Battle of Fort Niagara United States
- Battle of La Belle-Famille United States
- St. Francis Raid Canada
- Skirmish of Nebesa and Žďár Czech Republic
- Battle of the Twin Villages United States
Battle of Maxen is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q699758, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maxen, revision 1382485824, 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.