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Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.
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Seven Years' War
Global war among European powers (1756–1763)
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and South Asia. The warring states were Great Britain and Prussia fighting against France and Austria, the respective coalitions…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
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European political entity (800–1806)
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Battle of Rossbach
1757 battle of the Third Silesian War
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