Battle of Štěrboholy

Battle of Prague
	Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
Date	6 May 1757
Location	Prague, Štěrboholy, Bohemia, present-day Czech Republic50°05′N 14°33′E / 50.083°N 14.550°E
Result	Prussian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Frederick the Great; Prince Henry of Prussia; Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin †	Charles of Lorraine; Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne (DOW)
Strength
64,000	60,000–61,000
Casualties and losses
14,300 killed and wounded	13,275

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The Battle of Prague also known as Battle of Štěrboholy was fought on 6 May 1757, during the Third Silesian War and the broader Seven Years' War, between the Kingdom of Prussia and Habsburg Austria. Although Frederick the Great's army of 64,000 Prussians forced 60,000 Austrians to retreat, he lost 14,300 men and decided he was not strong enough to attack Prague.

The battle is mentioned in the famous German ballad Lenore written in 1773 by Gottfried August Bürger.