Battle of Striegau

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The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hohenfriedberg
associatedWith rise of Prussia as a European great power
belligerent Electorate of Saxony
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
combatant Austrian Army
Prussian Army
Saxon Army
combatantStrength Prussian army numerically inferior to allied army
commander Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick the Great
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
commemoratedBy Prussian military tradition
conflict Second Silesian War
countryAtTime Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
date 4 June 1745
followedBy Treaty of Dresden
historicalSignificance key battle securing Silesia for Prussia
one of Frederick the Great’s most famous victories
isPartOfCampaign Frederick the Great’s 1745 Silesian campaign
location Silesia
near Hohenfriedberg
near Striegau
notableFor effective Prussian discipline and firepower
heavy casualties for Austrian and Saxon forces
notableUnit Prussian cavalry
Prussian infantry
opponent Austria
Saxony
opposingAlliance Austrian-Saxon forces
outcome decisive Prussian victory
partOf Second Silesian War
War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy First Silesian War
presentDayLocation Strzegom, Poland
result Prussian victory
resultedIn Prussian strategic advantage in Second Silesian War
consolidation of Prussian control over Silesia
weakening of Austrian position in Silesia
tacticalFeature surprise dawn attack on Saxon camp
use of oblique order by Prussian forces
theatre Silesian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
linked to: Silesian Wars
year 1745

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Battle of Hohenfriedberg alsoKnownAs Battle of Striegau