Battle of Hohenfriedberg
Prussia v. Austria, 1745, Second Silesian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Frederick's Prussian army decisively defeated an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine on 4 June 1745 during the Second Silesian War (part of the War of the Austrian Succession).
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Battle of Hohenfriedberg | |||||||
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Part of the Second Silesian War (War of Austrian Succession) | |||||||
Battle of Hohenfriedberg, The Prussian infantry advance, by Carl Röchling. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Prussia |
Austria Saxony | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frederick ll |
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
58,500 192 guns |
62,500[1] 122 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,800 |
8,650 dead or wounded, 5,080 captured |
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