Definition of Rossbach

1. Noun. A battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria.

Exact synonyms: Battle Of Rossbach
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: Seven Years' War
Geographical relationships: Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rossbach

Rosicrucianists
Rosicrucians
Rosidae
Rosie
Rosina
Roslyn
Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus officinalis
Ross
Ross-Jones test
Ross Island
Ross River fever
Ross River virus
Ross Sea
Ross cycle
Rossbach
Rosser
Rossetti
Rossini
Rossolimo's reflex
Rossolimo's sign
Rossum
Rostand
Rostock
Rostov
Rostov-na-Donu
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov na Donu
Rostov on Don
Roswell

Literary usage of Rossbach

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"Nor did the French at rossbach forfeit their old reputation for bravery. One company of the Piedmont regiment was nearly wiped out by Prussian grape-shot. ..."

2. Northern Germany, as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: Handbook by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1893)
"At rossbach, 5 M. to the W., Frederick the Great with 22000 Prussians signally defeated 60000 French and their German allies under Soubise, on 5th Nov., ..."

3. Northern Germany, as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: AS FAR AS by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1893)
"At rossbach, 5 M. to the W., Frederick the Great with 22000 Prussians signally defeated 60000 French and their German allies under Soubise, on 5th Nov., ..."

4. France Under Louis XV by James Breck Perkins (1897)
"Finding their position too strong, he stationed himself at rossbach, a little village near by. Encouraged by the belief that Frederick was retreating, ..."

5. France Under Louis XV by James Breck Perkins (1897)
"Finding their position too strong, he stationed himself at rossbach, a little village near by. Encouraged by the belief that Frederick was retreating, ..."

6. Military Studies by Frederic Louis Huidekoper (1904)
"Napoleon commented on rossbach as follows:1 ''The result of the battle of ... "At the battle of rossbach the Prince of Soubise imagined that he wished to ..."

7. A History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Friedrich Kohlrausch (1844)
"After various marches and counter-marches he at length came up with them and the imperial army on the 5th of November, in the village of rossbach, ..."

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