Prelude to the Battle On September 22 1760, during the campaign in West Germany, Ferdinand resolved to prepare an offensive on the Lower Rhine with the objective of Capturing the fortress of…
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Second Battle of Landeshut (1760)
Background For 1760, the Prussian Lieutenant-General Heinrich August de la Motte FouquĂ©, at the head of approximately 13,000 men, was assigned to the defence of the Silesian frontier. He had his headquarters…
Battle of Lobositz (1756)
Background When Frederick II of Prussia suddenly launched the invasion of Saxony at the end of August 1756, Austria was totally unprepared to oppose him. While the remaining of the Saxon Army…
Battle of Hohenfriedburg 1745
Background The Battle of Hohenfriedberg was one of Frederick the Great’s most admired victories. Frederick’s Prussian army decisively defeated an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine on 4 June 1745 during…