Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Frederick akasangana nemauto aFermor mumatope ari kunze kwemusha weZorndorf, kumabvazuva kwerwizi rwaOder. Frederick akaronga kushamisira muvengi wake kupfurikidza nokufora achipoteredza kumashure kweRussia kumaodzanyemba pasi pechifukidziro cheusiku; zvisinei, mangwanani akatevera mauto eRussia akangoshandura nzira ndokutarisana nomuvengi wavo, zvino kumaodzanyemba, zvakare. Kunyange zvazvo vaPrussian vakanga vasisakwanisi kushamisika, vaRussia vakanga vava munzvimbo isina kudzivirirwa, sezvo misana yavo yakanga yava kutarisana nerwizi nemadhaka akapoteredza. Musi wa25 Nyamavhuvhu 1758, mushure memaawa maviri ekubhomba, kuruboshwe kwePrussian kwakarwisa maRussia mune izvo zvakakurumidza kuve kuuraya kwekuuraya. Zvisinei, mbiru yaFrederick yekuruboshwe, yaida kutsigira kurwisa kurudyi kweRussia, panzvimbo pezvo yakatungamira yakananga pakati uye yakamira mukubatana. Fermor akakurumidza kushandisa mukana uyu ndokutuma vatasvi vake kuti vapinde nepakati pemapapiro ekuruboshwe akanga asisina simba ndokuadzosera kumashure zvisina kurongeka, asi mukana wavo wakadzikiswa nekurwisa kwakakurumidza kwakaitwa nevatasvi vemabhiza vePrussian. Kurwisana kwacho kwakaguma nokurwisana kusina kurongeka, uye mauto maviri aiurayana haana kuputsa kusvikira usiku. Nokudaro Hondo yeZorndorf
kwakaguma nokurasikirwa nevanosvika 30 000 pavanhu 80 000, uye mativi ose akabva mangwana acho mangwanani.