Third Silesian War

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18th-century conflict Silesian War war

The Third Silesian War was the final mid-18th-century conflict between Prussia and Austria over control of Silesia, fought as part of the wider Seven Years' War in Europe.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War 2
Prussian campaign in Bohemia (1757) 1
Prussian invasion of Bohemia 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict ⓘ
Silesian War ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Silesian War ⓘ
surface form: Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
belligerent Braunschweig ⓘ
surface form: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
chronologically third of the Silesian Wars ⓘ
commandedBy Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ
surface form: Maria Theresa of Austria
conflictBetween Austria ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
conflictOver Silesia ⓘ
endedBy Treaty of Hubertusburg ⓘ
endTreatyYear 1763 ⓘ
endYear 1763 ⓘ
followedBy none ⓘ
historicalEra Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
involvedDynasty House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg dynasty

House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
mainOpponentOfAustria Prussia ⓘ
mainOpponentOfPrussia Austria ⓘ
majorBattle Battle of Kolín ⓘ
Battle of Kunersdorf ⓘ
Battle of Leuthen ⓘ
Battle of Lobositz ⓘ
Battle of Prague (1757) ⓘ
Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
Battle of Torgau ⓘ
Battle of Zorndorf ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Second Silesian War ⓘ
pretext Austrian attempt to recover Silesia lost in earlier Silesian Wars ⓘ
regionContested Silesia ⓘ
result Austrian failure to recover Silesia ⓘ
Prussian retention of most of Silesia ⓘ
startYear 1756 ⓘ
statusOfSilesiaAfterWar remained under Prussian control ⓘ
theatreOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form: European theatre of the Seven Years' War

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third Silesian War → alsoKnownAs → Third Silesian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
Frederick II of Prussia → conflict → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Siege of Prague (1757) → conflictType → Third Silesian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prussian–Austrian conflict
Treaty of Hubertusburg → endedConflict → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Second Silesian War → followedBy → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Battle of Kunersdorf → front → Third Silesian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
Siege of Prague (1757) → hasCause → Third Silesian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prussian invasion of Bohemia
Silesian Wars → hasPart → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Silesia → historicalEvent → Third Silesian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian Wars
Battle of Breslau (1757) → partOf → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Battle of Kay → partOf → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Battle of Kunersdorf → partOf → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Battle of Langensalza (1761) → partOf → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Battle of Leuthen → partOf → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Siege of Prague (1757) → partOf → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Siege of Prague (1757) → partOfCampaign → Third Silesian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prussian campaign in Bohemia (1757)
Second Silesian War → relatedConflict → Third Silesian War ⓘ
Siege of Prague (1757) → strategicTheater → Third Silesian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
Silesia (as contested region) → wasContestedIn → Third Silesian War ⓘ
subject surface form: Silesia