Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Kirch-Denkern (Seven Years' War).

Fought July 16, 1761, between the Prussians, under Prince Ferdinand, and the French, under Soubise and the Duc de Broglie. The French attacked the strong Prussian position in and around Kirch-Denkern, and after severe fighting were repulsed with a loss of 4,000 killed and wounded.