Frederick the Great’s First Defeat ⚔️ Battle of Kolin, 1757

The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: The 1757 Battle of Prague was an incredibly bloody and costly affair for Austria and Prussia. Suffering enormous casualties, Prussia’s King Frederick the Great emerged victoriously. Still, the fleeing Austrians retreated behind the Bohemian capital’s walls. Frederick was convinced he could force the city and its garrison to its knees. On May 29, he began the bombardment of Prague. With ten twenty-five pounder guns and twelve heavy mortars, the Prussians fired over shells. But the garrison in Prague evidently enjoyed more provisions and tenacity than Frederick anticipated. Then, horrifying news reached him. By early June, he learned of Field Marshal Leopold, Count von Daun assembling a new, large army to the east. Initially, Frederick assumed this was no more than troops. Daun probably retreated with them after learning of the Austrian defeat at Prague. But General Georg Puttkammer, who chased the fleeing Austrian garrison, relayed to him Daun commanded soldiers, including those who fled the Battle of Prague. This was a serious problem - Frederick did not have enough resources to conduct a siege and face a massive army simultaneously. Consider supporting HoH: ►Patreon: ►Become a channel member: ►Leave a tip: Check out House of History: the Podcast ►iTunes: ►Spotify: Socials: ►Check out my blog: ►My Twitter: Like the charts in the background? Visit ?aff=22 and use the code “HOUSEOFHISTORY“ for 10% off! Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:05 After the Battle of Prague 2:08 Sponsorship 3:14 Towards Kolin 5:42 The Battle of Kolin Watch my documentary series: ►Battles and History of Prussia: ►End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist: ►World War 2 playlist: Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it! Sources: Asprey, Robert B. Frederick the Great: The magnificent enigma. Ticknor & Fields, 1986. Blanning, Tim. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin UK, 2015. Clark, Christopher M. Iron kingdom: the rise and downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Harvard University Press, 2006. Duffy, Christopher. Frederick the Great: a military life. Routledge, 2015. Fraser, David. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin Uk, 2000. Redman, Herbert J. Frederick the Great and the Seven Years’ War, 1756-1763. McFarland, 2014. Written by House of History Music courtesy of Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons Cinematic footage is from Total War: Empire recorded by House of History.