Siege of Gabel
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| Siege of Gabel | |||||||
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| Part of the Seven Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Prussia |
 Austrian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Georg Ludwig von Puttkamer (POW) |
Count Maguire Prince of Arenberg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4 battalions 500 hussars (~3,500 men) | ~20,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Entire garrison captured | Light | ||||||
The Siege of Gabel (also known as the Battle of Gabel) was a siege of the Seven Years' War in Bohemia, resulting in an Austrian victory and the capture of the Prussian rearguard under Major General Georg Ludwig von Puttkamer.
Background
After retreating from the Battle of Kolín and the Siege of Prague, King Frederick the Great stationed Puttkamer's detachment at Gabel to protect mountain passes.
Siege
The Prussians were surrounded on 14 July by roughly 20,000 Austrian troops under Count Maguire. The garrison was cut off from relief. Following an artillery bombardment and heavy assaults reinforced by the Prince of Arenberg, the garrison surrendered on 15 July.
References
- ↑ Grosser Generalstab (1901). Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen: Tom 3. E.S. Mittler. pp. 230–235.
- 1 2 3 4 von Poten, Bernhard (1888). Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB): Puttkamer, Georg Ludwig von. Vol. 26. Duncker & Humblot. p. 777.
- 1 2 3 Lloyd, Henry (1781). The History of the Seven Years War in Germany. Vol. 1. J. Bew. pp. 62–64.
- ↑ "Gefecht bei Gabel (1757)". Archiv des Historischen Vereins von Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg. 14: 88. 1857.