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The Battle of Leuthen /ˈlɔɪtən/ (nowasays called lutynia) was fought on 5 December 1757 between Frederick the Great's Prussian Army and an Austrian army commanded by Prince Charles of Lorraine and Count Leopold Joseph von Daun. Frederick used maneuver warfare and knowledge of the terrain to rout the larger Austrian force completely. The victory ensured Prussian control of Silesia during the Third Silesian War, which was part of the Seven Years' War.7 Battle of Prague (1757) on 6 May 17577 Battle of Prague (1757) on 6 May 175766 Siege of Pirna from 10 September to 14 October 17566 Siege of Pirna from 10 September to 14 October 175655 Battle of Lobositz on 1 October 17565 Battle of Lobositz on 1 October 175644 Battle of Hennersdorf on 23 November 17454 Battle of Hennersdorf on 23 November 174533 Battle of Hohenfriedberg on 4 June 17453 Battle of Hohenfriedberg on 4 June 174522 Battle of Chotusitz on 17 May 17422 Battle of Chotusitz on 17 May 174211 Battle of Mollwitz on 10 April 17411 Battle of Mollwitz on 10 April 1741 current battle First Silesian War Second Silesian War Third Silesian War The battle was fought in and around the town of Leuthen (now Lutynia, Poland), 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Breslau, (now Wrocław, Poland), in Prussian (formerly Austrian) Silesia. By exploiting the training of his troops and his superior knowledge of the terrain, Frederick created a diversion at one end of the battlefield and moved most of his smaller army behind a series of low hillocks. The surprise attack in oblique order on the unsuspecting Austrian flank baffled Prince Charles, who took several hours to realize that the main action was to his left, not his right. Within seven hours, the Prussians had destroyed the Austrians and erased any advantage that the Austrians had gained throughout the campaigning in the preceding summer and autumn. Within 48 hours, Frederick had laid siege to Breslau, which resulted in the city's surrender on 19–20 December. Leuthen was the last battle at which Prince Charles commanded the Austrian Army before his sister-in-law, Empress Maria Theresa, appointed him as governor of the Habsburg Netherlands and placed Leopold Joseph von Daun in command of the army. The battle also established beyond doubt Frederick's military reputation in European circles and was arguably his greatest tactical victory. After the Battle of Rossbach on 5 November, the French had refused to participate further in Austria's war with Prussia, and after Leuthen (5 December), Austria could not continue the war by itself.