In the Battle of Prague or Battle of Štěrboholy, fought on 6 May 1757 during the Third Silesian War, Frederick the Great's 64,000 Prussians forced 60,000 Austrians to retreat, but having lost 14,300 men, 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.
Thirty Years' War Siege ofPrague (1742), a siege during the War of the Austrian Succession BattleofPrague (1757), a battle in which the Prussians defeated
Revolution' of the Eighteenth Century", International History Review (1990) 12#2 pp. 301–323 Siege began on 7 December 1757 and ended on 19 December 1757.
By push of bayonets — no firing till you see the whites of their eyes! Attributed to Frederick the Great in the BattleofPrague (6 May 1757), in A Popular
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