Battle of Leuthen
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The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Leuthen canonical | 12 |
| Leuthen | 3 |
| Prussian Silesian campaign of 1757 | 1 |
| Schlacht bei Leuthen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Leuthen Context triple: [Seven Years' War, majorBattle, Battle of Leuthen]
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Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Oudenarde
The Battle of Oudenarde was a major 1708 victory for the Grand Alliance over France during the War of the Spanish Succession, helping to shift the balance of power in favor of the Allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Leuthen Target entity description: The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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A.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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B.
Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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D.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Oudenarde
The Battle of Oudenarde was a major 1708 victory for the Grand Alliance over France during the War of the Spanish Succession, helping to shift the balance of power in favor of the Allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Leuthen
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surface form:
Schlacht bei Leuthen
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| artilleryUse | concentrated Prussian artillery on the decisive flank ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frederick the Great's reputation as a military genius
ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian military reforms
|
| belligerent |
Austria
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Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| campaign |
Battle of Leuthen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Prussian Silesian campaign of 1757
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| casualtiesAustria | heavy casualties including many prisoners ⓘ |
| casualtiesPrussia | several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cavalryRole | Prussian cavalry exploited the broken Austrian flank ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthAustria | approximately 60,000–65,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthPrussia | approximately 36,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| commander |
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
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Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Prussian and German military histories
ⓘ
monuments near Lutynia ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| date | 5 December 1757 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prussian recapture of Silesia ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
classic example of 18th-century linear warfare maneuver
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studied in military academies ⓘ |
| infantryTactics | highly drilled Prussian infantry fire discipline ⓘ |
| influenced | later Napoleonic-era operational thinking ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| location |
Battle of Leuthen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Leuthen
Silesia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
considered one of Frederick the Great's greatest victories
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decisive victory against a numerically superior enemy ⓘ use of oblique-order tactics ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Silesian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Breslau (1757) ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Lutynia, Poland ⓘ |
| religiousContext | fought near a Protestant village against largely Catholic Austrian forces ⓘ |
| result | Prussian victory ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
Austrian army driven out of Silesia
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restoration of Prussian control over most of Silesia ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
deception of main axis of attack
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oblique order ⓘ refused flank ⓘ |
| terrain |
rolling open ground
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villages and churches used as strongpoints ⓘ |
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Leuthen Description of subject: The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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