Battle of Meissen

Battle of Meissen
Part of Seven Years' War
Date 1759-12-04 Location Meissen, Saxony, present-day Germany Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austria	Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Austria Leopold Josef Graf Daun	Prince Henry of Prussia[citation needed]
Strength
21,000	26,000
Casualties and losses
3,000	7,000

The Battle of Meissen (4 December 1759) was an Austrian victory over a larger Prussian army during the Seven Years' War. Despite being outnumbered by a 26,000 strong Prussian army, the 21,000 Austrians secured an important victory, which effectively kept their ally Saxony in the war.