Frederick the Great's Prussian army collides with the Austrian army under Ernst von Laudon on August 15, 1760 around the town of Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland) in Lower Silesia.

Laudon's Austrian cavalry attacks the Prussian position in the early morning but are beaten back by General Zieten's Hussars.

An artillery duel emerges that is eventually won for the Prussians when a grenade hits an Austrian powder wagon.

The Austrian infantry now proceeds to attack the Prussian line, but is met with concentrated artillery fire.

A Prussian infantry counterattack led by the Regiment Anhalt-Bernburg on the left forces the Austrians into retreat.

Shortly after dawn the major action is over but Prussian artillery fire continues to harass the Austrians.

General Leopold von Daun arrives and, learning of Laudon's defeat, decides not to attack despite his soldiers being fresh.