Battle of Striegau
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The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Striegau canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Striegau Context triple: [Battle of Hohenfriedberg, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Striegau]
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Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
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Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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Battle of Torgau
The Battle of Torgau was a pivotal 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army fought the Austrians in one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most tactically complex battles.
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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Battle of Katzbach
The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Striegau Target entity description: The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.
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A.
Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
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B.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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C.
Battle of Torgau
The Battle of Torgau was a pivotal 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army fought the Austrians in one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most tactically complex battles.
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D.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Katzbach
The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Hohenfriedberg ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rise of Prussia as a European great power ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| combatant |
Imperial Austrian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Army
Prussian Army ⓘ Saxon Army ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | Prussian army numerically inferior to allied army ⓘ |
| commander |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Prussian military tradition ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Silesian War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| date | 4 June 1745 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Dresden (1745)
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Dresden
|
| historicalSignificance |
key battle securing Silesia for Prussia
ⓘ
one of Frederick the Great’s most famous victories ⓘ |
| isPartOfCampaign | Frederick the Great’s 1745 Silesian campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Silesia
ⓘ
near Hohenfriedberg ⓘ near Striegau ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective Prussian discipline and firepower
ⓘ
heavy casualties for Austrian and Saxon forces ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Prussian cavalry
ⓘ
Prussian infantry ⓘ |
| opponent |
Austria
ⓘ
Saxony ⓘ |
| opposingAlliance | Austrian-Saxon forces ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Prussian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Silesian War
ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Silesian War ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Strzegom, Poland ⓘ |
| result | Prussian victory ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Prussian strategic advantage in Second Silesian War
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consolidation of Prussian control over Silesia ⓘ weakening of Austrian position in Silesia ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
surprise dawn attack on Saxon camp
ⓘ
use of oblique order by Prussian forces ⓘ |
| theatre |
Silesian Wars
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surface form:
Silesian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
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| year | 1745 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Striegau Description of subject: The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.
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