ORDER OF BATTLE // June 30, 1758
Battle of Domstadtl
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 19,000 estimated
Prussia
7,000
Medium-confidence figure
Austria
12,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Domstadtl on 30 June 1758 was the decisive action that ended the Prussian siege of Olomouc during the Seven Years' War. An Austrian force of 12,000 under Major General Ernst Gideon von Laudon and Major General Joseph von Siskovits attacked and destroyed a supply convoy bound for the Prussian besieging army, inflicting between 2,700 and 3,500 casualties on a Prussian force of 7,000 under Hans Joachim von Zieten. The loss of the convoy severed the logistical lifeline of Frederick the Great's siege operation, rendering the investment of Olomouc unsustainable. Frederick was consequently forced to abandon Moravia entirely, foreclosing Prussian ambitions in the region during the Third Silesian War. The engagement illustrated the strategic vulnerability of extended supply lines in Moravian terrain and demonstrated that interdicting Prussian logistics could achieve operational results without a direct engagement against Frederick's main force.
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