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Battle of Kesselsdorf

Index Battle of Kesselsdorf

The Battle of Kesselsdorf was fought on 15 December 1745, between the Kingdom of Prussia and the combined forces of the Archduchy of Austria and the Electorate of Saxony during the part of the War of the Austrian Succession known as the Second Silesian War. [1]

25 relations: Austria–Prussia rivalry, Battle of Hohenfriedberg, Frederick Augustus Rutowsky, Frederick Haldimand, Friedrich Leopold von Gessler, Gustav Bogislav von Münchow, Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz, Heinrich Gottlob von Braun, Heinrich von Brühl, Isaac de Forcade de Biaix, Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Johann von Mayr, Kasimir Wedig von Bonin, Kesselsdorf, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, List of battles 1601–1800, Names inscribed on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great, Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau, Royal Saxon Army, Second Silesian War, Silesian Wars, Treaty of Dresden, War of the Austrian Succession, Wars and battles involving Prussia, Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling.

Austria–Prussia rivalry

Austria and Prussia had a long-standing conflict and rivalry for supremacy in Central Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, termed Deutscher Dualismus (German dualism) in the German language area.

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Battle of Hohenfriedberg

The Battle of Hohenfriedberg or Hohenfriedeberg, now Dobromierz, also known as the Battle of Striegau, now Strzegom, was one of Frederick the Great's most admired victories.

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Frederick Augustus Rutowsky

Frederick Augustus, Count Rutowsky (also written Rutowski) (Warsaw/Dresden, 19 June 1702 – Pillnitz, 16 March 1764), was a Saxon Field Marshal who commanded Saxon forces in the Siege of Pirna during the Seven Years' War.

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Frederick Haldimand

Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB (August 11, 1718 – June 5, 1791) was a military officer best known for his service in the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.

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Friedrich Leopold von Gessler

Friedrich Leopold Graf von Gessler (or Geßler; (24 June 1688 – 22 August 1762) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and one of Frederick the Great's most famous cavalry generals.

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Gustav Bogislav von Münchow

Gustav Bogislav von Münchow (10 September 1686 in Kosemühl, Pomerania–20 June 1766 in Berlin) was a Prussian general.

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Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz

Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz (19 June 1718 – 16 February 1788) was a Prussian major general of the infantry and was especially honored by Frederick II for his action in the Battle of Torgau.

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Heinrich Gottlob von Braun

Heinrich Gottlob von Braun 25 October 1717 (or 1714) in Giersleben–24 December 1798 in Berlin was a Prussian general of infantry.

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Heinrich von Brühl

Heinrich, count von Brühl (Henryk Brühl, 13 August 170028 October 1763), was a Polish-Saxon statesman at the court of Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and a member of the powerful German von Brühl family.

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Isaac de Forcade de Biaix

Isaac de Forcade de Biaix, aka Isaak de Forcade de Biaix, aka Isaac von Forcade de Biaix,Dufau de Maluquer, Tome 2, Page 474 aka Isaac von Forcade,Brüggermann (1784), Part 2, Band 1, p. 264, Nr.

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Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (Weissenfels, 4 September 1685 – Leipzig, 16 May 1746), was the last duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and a member of the House of Wettin.

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Johann von Mayr

Johann von Mayr (1 May 1716 in Vienna–5 January 1759 in Plauen)His name is also spelled Mayer, Maier, and Meyer.

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Kasimir Wedig von Bonin

Kasimir Wedig von Bonin (1 May 1691 in Karzin–12 September 1752 in Landsberg an der Warthe) also called Casimir Wedigo von Bonin) was a Prussian lieutenant general during the reigns of Frederick William I and his son, Frederick the Great.

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Kesselsdorf

Kesselsdorf is a village in Saxony, Germany, part of the town of Wilsdruff.

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Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (3 July 1676 – 7 April 1747) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747.

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List of battles 1601–1800

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Names inscribed on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great

The Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great is an outdoor sculpture in cast bronze at the east end of Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany honoring King Frederick II of Prussia.

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Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau

Maurice of Anhalt-Dessau (31 October 1712 in Dessau - 11 April 1760 in Dessau), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch.

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Royal Saxon Army

The Royal Saxon Army (Königlich Sächsische Armee) was the military force of the Electorate (1682—1807) and later the Kingdom of Saxony (1807—1918).

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Second Silesian War

The Second Silesian War was a theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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Silesian Wars

The Silesian Wars (Schlesische Kriege) were a series of three wars fought in the mid-18th century between Prussia (under King Frederick the Great) and Austria (under Empress Maria Theresa) for control of Silesia, all three of which ended in Prussian victory.

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Treaty of Dresden

The Treaty of Dresden was signed on 25 December 1745 at the Saxon capital of Dresden between Austria, Saxony and Prussia, ending the Second Silesian War.

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War of the Austrian Succession

The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the Habsburg Monarchy.

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Wars and battles involving Prussia

Prussia and its predecessor, Brandenburg-Prussia, were involved in numerous conflicts during their existence as nation-states.

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Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling

Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling (15 February 1719 – 28 November 1779) was a Prussian Hussar general under Frederick the Great.

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Redirects here:

Battle of Kesseldorf, Battle of kesselsdorf.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kesselsdorf

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