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Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeat an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Hohenfriedberg
Prussia v. Austria, 1745, Second Silesian War
The Battle of Hohenfriedberg or Hohenfriedeberg, also known as the Battle of Striegau 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 June 4, 1745, during the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
Frederick II was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prussia
European country, existing from 1525 to 1947
Prussia was a German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
Austrian army officer and governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1712–1780)
Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel of Lorraine was a Lorraine-born Austrian general and soldier, field marshal of the Imperial Army, and governor of the Austrian Netherlands.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
War of the Austrian Succession
1740–1748 war between European powers
The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740 to 1748, was a European Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic War, and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)