Battle of Breslau (1757)
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The Battle of Breslau (1757) was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces temporarily seized control of the Silesian city of Breslau from Prussia before being reversed by Frederick the Great.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| campaign | 1757 Silesian campaign ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Prussia ⓘ |
| cityCaptured | Breslau ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Austria
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| commander |
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
ⓘ
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| date | 22 November 1757 ⓘ |
| endDate | 22 November 1757 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Leuthen ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Austrian Army
ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ |
| location |
Breslau
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Silesia ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Wrocław
ⓘ
surface form:
Wrocław, Poland
|
| namedAfter | city of Breslau ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigureRole | Prussian king whose later actions at Leuthen reversed the Austrian gains at Breslau ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
ⓘ
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt ⓘ |
| opposingAlliance |
Austria and its allies
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Silesian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Moys ⓘ |
| recaptureContext | after Prussian victory at the Battle of Leuthen ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Prussia ⓘ |
| result |
Austrian victory
ⓘ
temporary Austrian control of Breslau ⓘ |
| significance |
set stage for Frederick the Great's decisive victory at Leuthen
ⓘ
temporary reversal of Prussian control in Silesia ⓘ |
| startDate | 22 November 1757 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Austrian attempt to recover Silesia ⓘ |
| theatre |
Silesian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Silesian theatre of the Seven Years' War
|
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
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