On this day, 268 years ago, November 5, 1757 (September 24, 1757 in the lunar calendar), the Prussian army and the European coalition forces fought the Battle of Rossbach, and the Prussian army won. Friedrich II commanded operations at the Battle of Rossbach (Oil Painting) On November 5, 1757, the Prussian army and the European coalition forces fought the Battle of Rossbach, and the Prussian army won. From 1756 to 1763, Britain and France fought for colonial and commercial hegemony, and Prussia and Austria fought for hegemony in Central Europe. The history was called the Seven Years 'War between the Alliance of Britain, Prussia and Hanover and the Alliance of France, Austria, Russia, Saxony, Sweden and Spain. During the Seven Years 'War, France, Austria, Russia, and Switzerland attacked from four directions: west, south, east, and north, respectively, in an attempt to encircle and annihilate the Prussian army and dismember Prussia. Faced with the large number of invading troops, King Friedrich II of Prussia was determined to annihilate the weakest Western Franco-Austrian coalition forces before the enemy formed an encirclement, and then wait for an opportunity to break the enemy's strategic encirclement. In October 1757, 45,000 troops from the Franco-Austrian coalition army occupied Weisenfels, a town southwest of Leipzig. King Prussia led 22,000 troops from Leipzig to Weisenfels, seeking an opportunity to fight against the Franco-Austrian coalition forces. In early November, the Franco-Austrian coalition forces crossed the Sal River north and retreated to Mishern. The Prussian army followed across the river, first setting up camp in Broinsdorf, and then moving camp to Rossbach, trying to lure the enemy to attack. On November 5, the coalition forces, with infantry in the center and cavalry in the front and back, were divided into three columns, from north to south, and then eastward to detour around the left wing of the Prussian army. When the coalition forces entered due south of Rossbach, the Prussian army immediately adjusted its deployment and shifted its main force to two small highlands northeast of Rossbach to conceal, forming a half-moon battle formation with artillery in the center, cavalry on the left, and infantry on the right. The coalition forces mistakenly thought that the Prussian army was fleeing in chaos, so they accelerated their advance. At this time, the Prussian cavalry first launched an attack on the enemy, the artillery followed by a salvo, and the infantry then launched an attack. The coalition forces were suddenly in chaos. After the battle reached dark, the coalition forces completely collapsed and retreated to the south bank of the Sal River. In this battle, the Prussian army killed and wounded 3000 enemy people and captured nearly 5000 enemy people at a relatively small price of 550 casualties, thus breaking the strategic siege of the coalition forces. Comment on the battle for hegemony in Europe.