Battle of Moys

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Battle of Moys
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date September 7, 1757 Location Liegnitz, Silesia Result Austrian victory
Combatants
Prussia	Austria
Commanders
Lieutenant General von Winterfeldt	Field Marshal von Daun
Strength
13,000 men	26,000 men
Casualties
? men	? men

Seven Years' War: European theatre
Minorca – Lobositz – Reichenberg – Prague – Kolin – Hastenbeck – Gross-Jägersdorf – Moys – Rossbach – Breslau – Leuthen – Krefeld – Domstadtl – Zorndorf – Tornow – Hochkirch – Bergen – Kay – Minden – Kunersdorf – Hoyerswerda – Maxen – Meissen – Landshut – Warburg – Liegnitz – Kloster Kampen – Torgau – Villinghausen – Kolberg – Burkersdorf – Lutterberg – Freiberg

The Battle of Moys was a battle fought on September 7, 1757 during the Seven Years' War. A Prussian army of 13,000 men fought an Austrian army of double their size. The entire Prussian corps surrendered to the Austrians. The battle was fought near Liegnitz, in Silesia, in present day Poland.