Germany · Warfare / Seven Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
With Fredericks decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war. The Allied Army is routed with the loss of 10,000 men to Fredericks loss of about 500. A French army, under Soubise, advances through Germany eastward toward Saxony, but Frederick defeats it with an army half its size at Rossbach
Commands Frederick the Greats cavalry in the decisive victory over the Allies
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