Battle of Štěrboholy

A major engagement of the Battle of Prague, fought between Prussian and Austrian forces near Prague on May 6, 1757, during the Seven Years’ War.

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Battle of Prague (1757): A Prussian victory over Austrian forces outside Prague on May 6, 1757, during the Seven Years’ War. Štěrboholy was one of the battle’s fiercest and most consequential engagements.
Invasion of Bohemia (1757): The Prussian campaign that entered Habsburg Bohemia in 1757 and advanced toward Prague. The campaign brought Prussian and Austrian armies together near Štěrboholy.
Siege of Prague (1757): The Prussian siege of Prague that followed the Battle of Prague in May 1757. The Prussian victory at Štěrboholy helped force Austrian troops and civilians into the city.
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine: An Austrian field marshal and brother-in-law of Empress Maria Theresa who commanded in the Seven Years’ War. He was a senior Austrian commander in the Battle of Prague and its fighting near Štěrboholy.
Frederick the Great: King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 and a leading military commander of the eighteenth century. He commanded Prussian forces in the campaign and battle around Prague.
Bohemia: A historical region of Central Europe, now forming the western part of the Czech Republic. Štěrboholy lay in Bohemia, then a Habsburg crown land under invasion.
Battle of Kolín: An Austrian victory over Prussia on June 18, 1757, that ended the siege of Prague. Its outcome reversed the Prussian gains made at Štěrboholy and Prague.
Kurt Christoph von Schwerin: A Prussian field marshal and veteran commander in the Silesian Wars. He was killed during the Prussian attack at Štěrboholy.
Maximilian Ulysses Browne: An Austrian field marshal who commanded imperial forces during the Seven Years’ War. He led the Austrian troops whose position near Štěrboholy faced the Prussian attack.
Prague: The capital of Bohemia and a major Central European city on the Vltava River. The armies fought outside the city, whose capture was the campaign’s immediate objective.