# Canonical recap data for Battle of Kolin (1757)
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slug: battle-kolin
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1757/battle-kolin"
title: Battle of Kolin
subtitle: Russian-Austrian forces halted Frederick the Great's invasion, reversed Prussian military momentum in Seven Years' War.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1757-06-18
datePrecision: day
year: 1757
decade: 1750
country:
name: Czech Republic
slug: czech-republic
summaryShort: 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 five and a half hours of combat. The Prussi
summaryLong: 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 five and a half hours of combat. The Prussians lost 13,733 men, the Austrians 8,100. Frederick gave up the Siege of Prague as well as his planned march on Vienna and retreated to Saxony.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Schlacht-Kolin-1.jpg/1280px-Schlacht-Kolin-1.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Kolín"
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kol%C3%ADn"
  title: Battle of Kolín
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: 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 Silesia
wikidataQid: Q127299
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260527211844/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kol%C3%ADn"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-27
  label: Battle of Kolín
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kol%C3%ADn"
