Siege of Olomouc

{{Short description|Siege during Third Silesian War}}

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{{Infobox military conflict|

| image = Siege of Ollmütz-Olomouc in 1758, Neues Kriegs-Theater oder Sammlung... (cropped).jpg

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| caption = German map of the siege (1763)

| conflict = Siege of Olmütz

| colour_scheme = background:#cccccc

| partof = the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)

| date = 4 May – 2 July 1758

| place = Olomouc, Moravia

| coordinates = {{coord|49.5954|N|17.2519|E|source:wikidata|display=title,inline}}

| result = Austrian victory

| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Prussia|1750}} Prussia

| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Holy Roman Empire}} Austria

| commander1 = {{flagicon|Prussia|1750}} Frederick the Great

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Holy Roman Empire}} Ernst Dietrich von Marschall

| strength1 = 11,000

| strength2 = 7,500

| casualties1 =

| casualties2 = 189

| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Seven Years' War: European}}

{{Campaignbox Silesian Wars}}

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| mark-title2 = Battle of Chotusitz on 17 May 1742

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| mark-title3 = Battle of Hohenfriedberg on 4 June 1745

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| mark-title4 = Battle of Hennersdorf on 23 November 1745

| mark-description4 = Henryków Lubański

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| mark-title5 = Battle of Lobositz on 1 October 1756

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| mark-title6 = Siege of Pirna from 10 September to 14 October 1756

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| label7 = Prague

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| mark-title7 = Battle of Prague (1757) on 6 May 1757

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| mark-title8 = Battle of Kolín on 18 June 1757

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| mark-title9 = Battle of Rossbach on 5 November 1757

| mark-description9 = Braunsbedra

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| mark-title10 = Battle of Leuthen on 5 December 1757

| mark-description10 = Lutynia, Środa Śląska County

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| mark-title11 = Siege of Breslau (1757) from 7 December 1757 to 20 December 1757

| mark-description11 = Wrocław

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| mark-title13 = Battle of Zorndorf on 25 August 1758

| mark-description13 = Sarbinowo, Gmina Dębno

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| mark-title14 = Battle of Hochkirch on 14 October 1758

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| mark-title15 = Battle of Kunersdorf on 12 August 1759

| mark-description15 = Kunowice

| label16 = Dresden

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| mark-title16 = Siege of Dresden from 13 to 22 July 1760

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| mark-title17 = Battle of Liegnitz (1760) on 15 August 1760

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| mark-title18 = Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760

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| mark-title19 = Battle of Burkersdorf (1762) on 21 July 1762

| mark-description19 = Burkatów

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| mark-title20 = Siege of Schweidnitz (1762) from 7 August to 9 October 1762

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The siege of Olomouc took place in 1758 when a Prussian army led by Frederick the Great besieged the Austrian city of Olmütz (now Olomouc, Czech Republic) during the Prussian invasion of Moravia in the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War). The attempt stalled as the besiegers faced stronger resistance than Frederick had expected. With a lack of supplies and the approach of an Austrian relief force following the Battle of Domstadtl, Frederick abandoned the siege and withdrew from Moravia.{{Cite web |title=1758 - Siege of Olmütz - Project Seven Years War |url=https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_Siege_of_Olm%C3%BCtz |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.kronoskaf.com}}{{Cite journal |last=Roider |first=Karl A. |date=April 2009 |title=Franz A. J. Szabo The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756–1763. Harlow, UK: Pearson Longman, 2008. Pp. 512, maps. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0067237809001234 |journal=Austrian History Yearbook |volume=40 |pages=336–337 |doi=10.1017/s0067237809001234 |issn=0067-2378|url-access=subscription }}