Siege of Olomouc

Siege of Olmütz
	Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
	; Map of the fortress of Olomouc, 1757
Date	4 May – 2 July 1758
Location	Olomouc, Moravia; 49°35′43″N 17°15′07″E / 49.5954°N 17.2519°ECoordinates: 49°35′43″N 17°15′07″E / 49.5954°N 17.2519°E
Result	Austrian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Frederick the Great	Ernst Dietrich von Marschall
Strength
11,000	7,500

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The Siege of Olomouc took place in 1758 when a Prussian army led by Frederick the Great besieged the Austrian city of Olmütz (now Olomouc, Czech Republic) during the Prussian invasion of Moravia in the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War). The attempt stalled as the besiegers faced stronger resistance than Frederick had expected. With a lack of supplies and the approach of an Austrian relief force following the Battle of Domstadtl, Frederick abandoned the siege and withdrew from Moravia.^[1]^[2]

Order of Battle[]

Austrian Garrison[]

Unless stated, all Austrian regiments consisted of one battalion^[3].

Austrian Garrison: Feldzeugmeister Ernst Dietrich, Baron Marschall von Bieberstein^[3]
- Cavalry: Major Count von Walderode
  - Dragoon Regiment "Hessen-Darmstadt" (200 men)
  - Hussar Regiment "Károly" (100 men)
- Drašković's Brigade: Generalmajor Joseph Kazimír, Count Drašković von Trakošćan
  - Infantry Regiment "Simbschen" (2 x battalions)
  - Grenzer Regiment "Warasdiner-Sankt Georger" (2 x battalions)
  - Infantry Regiment "Baden-Baden"
  - Infantry Regiment "Preysach"
- Voith's Brigade: Generalmajor Baron von Voith
  - Converged Grenadier Battalion
  - Infantry Regiment "Kurbayern"
  - Infantry Regiment "Kaiser"
  - Infantry Regiment "Hildburghausen"
  - Infantry Regiment "Kolowrat"
  - Infantry Regiment "Marschall"
  - Infantry Regiment "Kheul"
  - Infantry Regiment "Wallis"
- Artillery: Lieutenant Colonel von Alfson
  - German Field Artillery (3 captains, 5 artificers, and 150 gunners)
  - Artillery pieces:
    - 48 x 3-pdr regimental guns
    - 40 x 6-pdr cannons
    - 73 x 12-pdr cannons
    - 46 x 24-pdr cannons
    - 6 x 12-pdr howitzers
    - 21 x 10-pdr Pöller
    - 12 x 30-pdr Pöller
    - 6 x 60-pdr Pöller
    - 2 x 100-pdr Bomben-Pöller
    - 8 x iron 100 pdr Stein-Pöller
    - 12 x iron 60-pdr Stein-Pöller
    - 50 x iron 60 pdr mortars
- Engineers: Major General von Rochepine
  - Austrian Engineers (3 captains, 1 lieutenant, 2 sub-lieutenants, and 1 driver)
  - Austrian Miners (1 captain and 42 men)

Prussian Siege Corps[]

Unless stated, all Prussian infantry regiments have two battalions.^[3]

Prussian Siege Corps: Field Marshal James Francis Edward Keith^[3]
- Staff Corps
  - Lieutenant General Ernst Heinrich August, Baron de la Motte Fouqué
  - Major Generals Friedrich Heinrich, Reichsgraff von Seckendorff, Prince Frederick Francis of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Rebentisch
  - Engineer Colonel Johann Friedrich von Balbi
- Cavalry
  - Dragoon Regiment "Herzog von Württemberg" (5 x squadrons)
  - Hussar Regiment "Möhring" (10 x squadrons)
- Infantry
  - 24th/34th Grenadier Battalion "Naumeister"
  - Infantry Regiment "Pannewitz"
  - Infantry Regiment "Prinz Ferdinand von Preußen"
  - Infantry Regiment "Bornstedt"
  - VI Battalion, Garrison Regiment "Lattorf"
  - Fusilier Regiment "Margrave von Brandenburg"
  - Fusilier Regiment "Fouqué"
  - Fusilier Regiment "Weid"
  - Fusilier Regiment "Jung Braunschweig"
  - Fusilier Regiment "Prinz Heinrich von Preußen"
- Artillery: Colonel von Dieskau
  - 15 x 24-pdr cannons
  - 66 x 12-pdr cannons
  - 19 x howitzers
  - 16 x mortars
  - 2 x Miner companies

References[]

↑ "1758 - Siege of Olmütz - Project Seven Years War". https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_Siege_of_Olm%C3%BCtz.
↑ Roider, Karl A. (April 2009). "Franz A. J. Szabo The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756–1763. Harlow, UK: Pearson Longman, 2008. Pp. 512, maps.". pp. 336–337. Digital object identifier:10.1017/s0067237809001234. ISSN 0067-2378. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0067237809001234.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "1758 - Siege of Olmütz - Project Seven Years War". https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_Siege_of_Olm%C3%BCtz#Forces_in_presence.

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[1] "1758 - Siege of Olmütz - Project Seven Years War". https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_Siege_of_Olm%C3%BCtz.

[2] Roider, Karl A. (April 2009). "Franz A. J. Szabo The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756–1763. Harlow, UK: Pearson Longman, 2008. Pp. 512, maps.". pp. 336–337. Digital object identifier:10.1017/s0067237809001234. ISSN 0067-2378. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0067237809001234.

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "1758 - Siege of Olmütz - Project Seven Years War". https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_Siege_of_Olm%C3%BCtz#Forces_in_presence.

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