Claim: The Battle of Rossbach took place during the Third Silesian War, during which the Prussian army realized they were being attacked and made their own advancement with 38 calvary squadrons.
Evidence: Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz took his 38 squadrons of cavalry and moved toward the Janus and Pölzen, small hills between Rossbach and Reichardtswerben. By 3:00 pm, the entire Prussian army had struck camp, loaded their tents and gear, and fallen into line. Frederick realized the gambit by 2:30 pm. The Battle of Rossbach took place on 5 November 1757 during the Third Silesian War (1756–1763, part of the Seven Years' War) near the village of Rossbach (Roßbach), in the Electorate of Saxony.