Battle of Zorndorf

Battle of Zorndorf
Part of the Third Silesian War of the Seven Years' War
Frederick the Great at the Battle of Zorndorf by Carl Röchling, 1911 copy
Date 25 August 1758 Location Zorndorf, Margraviate of Brandenburg (now Sarbinowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) 52°40′19″N 14°39′16″E / 52.67194°N 14.65444°E / 52.67194; 14.65444 Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
Prussia	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Frederick II	William Fermor
Strength
36,000 167 guns[2]	42,590 210 guns[2]
Casualties and losses
11,390–12,800[3] 3,680 killed 7,710 wounded or missing[4]	16,000[5] 30 guns[6] 27 flags[7]

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The Battle of Zorndorf, during the Seven Years' War, was fought on 25 August 1758 between Russian troops commanded by Count William Fermor and a Prussian army commanded by King Frederick the Great. The battle was tactically inconclusive, with both armies holding their ground and claiming victory. The site of the battle was the Prussian village of Zorndorf (now Sarbinowo, Poland). During the battle, Frederick famously took a regimental standard and led an attack himself, rallying his troops.