After the atrocities committed Commitment in Bohemia , Saxony finally gave Giving its support Supporting to the Protestant Union and decided Deciding to fight Hostile_encounter back .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rossbach took place Process_start on 5November 1757 during the Third Silesian War Hostile_encounter ( 1756–1763 , part of the Seven Years ' War Hostile_encounter ) near the village of Rossbach ( Roßbach ) , in the Electorate of Saxony .

The Saxon Wars , also called the Saxon War or Saxon Uprising ( not to be confused with the Saxon Rebellion of 1073–75 ) , were the campaigns and insurrections of the thirty-three years from 772 , when Charlemagne first entered Saxony with the intent to conquer , to 804 , when the last rebellion of disaffected tribesmen was crushed .

They resulted in Causation the incorporation of Saxony into the Frankish realm and their forcible conversion from Germanic paganism to Catholicism .

The battle Hostile_encounter was characterized by fog , which lay Placing heavy over the fields of Saxony that morning .

The conflict split Causation Europe into two coalitions : one was led by the Kingdom of Great Britain and included Cause_to_be_included the Kingdom of Prussia , the Kingdom of Portugal , the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and other small German states ; while the other was led by the Kingdom of France and included Cause_to_be_included the Austrian-led Holy Roman Empire , the Russian Empire ( until 1762 ) , the Kingdom of Spain , Sweden , and the Electorate of Saxony .

The Bohemians made Manufacturing offers to the Duke of Savoy , Elector of Saxony ( the preferred candidate ) and even to the Prince of Transylvania .

The Elector of Saxony 's refusal Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the Bohemian crown made Manufacturing the Elector Palatine the most senior Protestant available to the Bohemians .

John George I of Saxony refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act the election Choosing , and discouraged the nascent revolt Change_of_leadership .

The Siege of Pirna ( or Investment of Pirna ) took place Process_start in 1756 as part of the Prussian invasion Attack of Saxony during the Third Silesian War ( part of the Seven Years ' War ) .