Battle of Kolin (1757) - Reenactment 2020

The reenactment of the battle took place on the hill Krechor near the village of the same name 8th August 2020. Hundreds of soldiers and couple of artilleries participated on more than hour long battle right below the Memorial that was built in the 1898 as a reminder of the battle that was won by Austrians. Several Czech and Austrian military history clubs participated on battle, with main organisation by Iniciativa Sedmiletka (Bitvaukolina.cz).

Battle of Kolin 1757 Memorial

Details of Battle:

The Battle of Kolín on 18 June 1757 saw 44,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 32,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War). The Prussians lost 14,000 men, while the Austrians lost 8,000 men. 

The battle was Frederick's first defeat in this war, and forced him to abandon his intended march on Vienna, raise his siege of Prague, and fall back on Litoměřice. The king was compelled to abandon Bohemia. (Wikipedia.org)