WordNet
n. a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria [syn: Rossbach]
Wikipedia
The Battle of Rossbach (November 5, 1757) took place during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) near the village of Roßbach, in the Electorate of Saxony.
In this battle Frederick the Great of Prussia defeated an allied army mainly composed of French forces supported by a Holy Roman/Austrian Empire contingent. It is considered one of his greatest strategic masterpieces due to his use of rapid movement to achieve complete surprise, crippling an enemy army while suffering negligible casualties.
Usage examples of "battle of rossbach".
He had learned the art of war under Marshal Hermann Saxethe professor, in the words of Frederick the Great, of all the European generals of his ageand at the Battle of Rossbach had saved the armys rear guard from destruction.