On this day, 268 years ago, on December 5, 1757 (October 24, 1757 lunar calendar), the Battle of Leuthen broke out between Prussia and Austria-Hungary. On December 5, 1757, the Battle of Leuthen broke out between Prussia and Austria-Hungary. The Battle of Leuten (oil painting) between Prussia and Austria was a decisive battle between Prussian and Austrian armies in Leuten, Silesia during the Seven Years' War. After the Battle of Rossbach in November 1757, in order to completely defeat the Austrian army, Prussian King Friedrich II led his army to march for 15 days and reached Silesia in late November. The Austrian commander-in-chief, Prince Karl of Lorraine, and Marshal Dawn, were greatly shocked by the advance of the Prussian army. On December 4, they led 66,000 men to cross the Schwednitz River westward to meet the enemy. After crossing the river, they found that the Prussian army had occupied Neumarkt, 20 kilometers west of Leuthen, and then set up a formation with Leuthen as the center. In the early morning of December 5, the Prussian army led 36,000 men to advance towards Leuten in four columns. The Austrian army was numerous and strong, but the front was too long and the troops were scattered. The Prussian army used the misty weather to defeat 5 regiments of the Austrian avant-garde, and used the terrain to feint the right flank of the Austrian army, and then launched a powerful oblique assault on the left flank of the Austrian army. The Prussian army launched a The Austrian army collapsed quickly, and the rest returned to the Schwedenitz River and retreated to Breslau. In this battle, the Austrian army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties and was captured 12,000; the Prussian army lost only more than 6,000 men, crushing the strategic encirclement of the Austrian, French and Russian anti-Prussian alliances. Comment: A famous battle in the Seven Years' War.