Battle of Hohenfriedberg

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Hohenfriedberg was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces in 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession, cementing Frederick the Great’s military reputation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Striegau ⓘ
belligerent Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
campaign 1745 Silesian campaign ⓘ
capturedStandardsByPrussia many colors and standards ⓘ
casualtiesAustriaSaxony over 10,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesPrussia several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
commander Duke of Weissenfels ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ
commandingMonarch Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Frederick the Great
commemoratedBy Hohenfriedberger Marsch ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryAtTime Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
date 1745-06-04 ⓘ
decisiveFor Prussia ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Soor ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
involvedForceType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Hohenfriedberg ⓘ
Silesia ⓘ
notableFor one of Frederick the Great’s greatest victories ⓘ
notableUnit Bayreuth Dragoons ⓘ
Prussian cavalry ⓘ
Prussian infantry ⓘ
opposingCountry Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
partOf Second Silesian War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Chotusitz
presentDayLocation Dobromierz, Poland ⓘ
prisonersTakenByPrussia several thousand prisoners ⓘ
region Central Europe ⓘ
result Prussian victory ⓘ
significance cemented Frederick the Great’s military reputation ⓘ
secured Prussian control over Silesia ⓘ
strengthAustriaSaxony approximately 60,000–70,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthPrussia approximately 60,000 soldiers ⓘ
tacticalFeature decisive cavalry charge by Bayreuth Dragoons ⓘ
effective use of linear infantry tactics ⓘ
surprise early-morning attack ⓘ
theater Central European theater of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
timeOfDay early morning ⓘ
year 1745 ⓘ

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Frederick II of Prussia → battle → Battle of Hohenfriedberg ⓘ
Second Silesian War → majorBattle → Battle of Hohenfriedberg ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession → majorBattle → Battle of Hohenfriedberg ⓘ