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Battle of Soor

Battle of Soor was a battle fought on 30 September 1745 at Hajnice, in what is now Czechia. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: Prussian victory. Recorded strength: 22,500 against 40,200.

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Friedrich II. von Preußen und Karl von Lothringen.
Friedrich II. von Preußen und Karl von Lothringen.. file: James Steakley; artwork: Martin van Meytens, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 September 1745
WhereHajnice, Czechia50.515N, 15.899E
OutcomePrussian victory
BelligerentsPrussiaagainstAustria; Electorate of Saxony
Casualties and losses3,911 killed, wounded or missingand7,444 killed, wounded and missing
Part ofWar of the Austrian Succession1740 to 1748

Where it sits in the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Mollwitz, 1741Siege of Brieg, 1741Siege of Prague, 1742Siege of Brno, 1742Battle of Chotusitz, 1742Battle of Sahay, 1742Action of 14 June 1742, 1742Siege of Mirandola, 1742Bombardment of Mataró and Palamós, 1742Battle of Campo Santo, 1743Battle of Dettingen, 1743Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1744Battle of Toulon, 1744Battle of Villafranca, 1744Battle of Velletri, 1744Battle of Casteldelfino, 1744Siege of Prague, 1744Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, 1744Siege of Valenza, 1745Battle of Pfaffenhofen, 1745Siege of Tournai, 1745Battle of Fontenoy, 1745Siege of Louisbourg, 1745Battle of Anguilla, 1745Fall of Ghent, 1745Battle of Melle, 1745Siege of Ath, 1745Battle of Bassignano, 1745Battle of Soor, 1745Battle of Hennersdorf, 1745Siege of Brussels, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1746Battle of Piacenza, 1746Action of 6 July 1746, 1746Siege of Namur, 1746Battle of Madras, 1746Raid on Lorient, 1746Battle of Rocoux, 1746Battle of Adyar, 1746Siege of Antibes, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1747First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1747Battle of Lauffeld, 1747Battle of Assietta, 1747Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, 1748Siege of Maastricht, 1748Siege of Cuddalore, 174817411748Battle of Soor, 1745
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Record

Date30 September 1745
PlaceHajnice, Czechia
50.515N, 15.899E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength22,50040,200
Casualties and losses3,911 killed, wounded or missing7,444 killed, wounded and missing
Commanders
Battle of SoorBattle of SoorBattle of BurkersdorfBattle of TrautenauBattle of SchweinschädelBattle of SkalitzBattle of SkaliceBattle of TrautenauBattle of SchweinschädelPragueDresdenWrocławOstravaPizenPardubiceJihlavaOpole100 km50.515N, 15.899E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1745 and 1866.

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Elsewhere in 1745

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: PR ARMYDefender: AUS & SAX ARMY
Strength22,56241,000
Casualties3,876 (17.2%)7,444 (18.2%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1094
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width3.5 km3.2 km
Attacker advanced1.2 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 60), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Soor is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 188 in present-day Czech Republic.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q695314, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Soor, revision 1370274549, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.