Battle of Mollwitz

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Mollwitz was a 1741 engagement in the First Silesian War where Prussian forces, despite Frederick II’s early withdrawal from the field, secured a decisive victory over Austria that showcased the strength of the Prussian infantry.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Chotusitz	1
Mollwitz	1
Schlacht bei Mollwitz	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ surface form: Schlacht bei Mollwitz
belligerent	Austria ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
casualtiesSide	heavy Austrian casualties ⓘ significant Prussian cavalry losses ⓘ
combatantForce	Austrian Army ⓘ Prussian Army ⓘ
commander	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick the Great Kurt Christoph von Schwerin ⓘ Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg ⓘ
conflictIn	War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryAtTime	Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
date	10 April 1741 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	continued Prussian occupation of most of Silesia ⓘ
historicalRegion	Lower Silesia ⓘ
involvedBranch	Austrian Army ⓘ surface form: Austrian cavalry Austrian infantry ⓘ Prussian cavalry ⓘ Prussian infantry ⓘ
location	Silesia ⓘ near Brieg, Silesia ⓘ
monarchInCommand	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
notableFor	Frederick II’s temporary withdrawal from the battlefield ⓘ demonstrating the effectiveness of Prussian infantry ⓘ early battlefield experience of Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
opponentCountry	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
partOf	First Silesian War ⓘ Silesian Wars ⓘ surface form: Frederick the Great’s Silesian campaigns
place	Battle of Mollwitz self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mollwitz
precededBy	First Silesian War ⓘ surface form: Prussian invasion of Silesia
regionNow	Poland ⓘ
result	Prussian victory ⓘ
significance	enhanced the military reputation of Prussian infantry ⓘ secured Prussian control over much of Silesia early in the war ⓘ
tactic	disciplined volley fire by Prussian infantry ⓘ linear infantry formations ⓘ
theater	Silesian theater of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
year	1741 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Mollwitz → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Schlacht bei Mollwitz

Frederick II of Prussia → battle → Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ

War of the Austrian Succession → majorBattle → Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ

Battle of Mollwitz → place → Battle of Mollwitz self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mollwitz

Battle of Hohenfriedberg → precededBy → Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Chotusitz