The Prussians deploy out of a narrow valley. The valley is bounded on one side by the Lobosch Hill and on the other by the Homolka-Berg. The Lobosch, an extinct volcano whose slopes are terraced and choked with vineyards and divided by low stone walls, is occupied by a force of Croatian light infantry.
Following an intense long-range artillery duel, Frederick orders the Duke of Bevern to clear the Lobosch. Bevern makes his way up the slopes with three regiments and is soon heavily engaged with the enemy.
Frederick then orders a reconnaissance in force by Lieutenant-General Kyau's cavalry, and the battle is fully underway.
The first Prussian cavalry attack is repulsed near the village of Sullowitz. Without orders, a second attack is launched, this time by 10,000 dragoons and cuirassiers. Part of the attack breaks across the sunken road and is spoiled by musketry, cannon fire and the counterattack of a group of Austrian cuirassiers. The other part gets stuck in the Morellen-Bach and is too disorganized to continue.
Meanwhile, the fight on the Lobosch heats up. Bevern is sent reinforcements and the Austrian general Lacy dispatches a small force of regulars to assist the light infantry there. Finally, sometime after 1 p.m., Bevern dislodges the Croats from their stone walls and ditches. The right wing infantry advances across the plain and launches a successful assault on Lobositz itself, forcing the Austrians to retreat, in safety, across the Elbe, as was their original intent.
