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

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Maxen (Seven Years' War).

Fought November 21, 1759, between the Austrians, under Marshal Daun, and the Prussians, under General Finck. Daun surrounded Finck's position, and after comparatively little fighting compelled him to surrender with over 15,000 men, including 17 generals. Seventeen guns were captured. The casualties on both sides were very small.