Frederick faces widespread criticism for his attack…

December 1756 CE

Frederick faces widespread criticism for his attack on neutral Saxony and for his forcible incorporation of the Saxon forces into the Prussian army following the Siege of Pirna in October 1756.

Britain had been surprised by the sudden Prussian offensive but now begins shipping supplies and six hundred and seventy thousand pounds (equivalent to eighty nine million, nine hundred thousand dollars in 2016) to its new ally.

Despite the huge disparity in numbers, the year has been successful for the Prussian-led forces on the continent, in contrast to the British campaigns in North America.

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Berlin Berlin Germany View →

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Augustus III of Poland View → Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern View → Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel View → Frederick the Great View → Hans von Lehwaldt View → Heinrich von Brühl View → James Francis Edward Keith View → Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin View → Louis XV of France View → Maria Theresa View → Maximilian Ulysses Browne View → Prince William, Duke of Cumberland View → Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg View →

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Austria, Archduchy of View → Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of View → Saxony, Electorate of View → Holy Roman Empire View → Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Bavaria, Electorate of View → Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover) View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of View → Prussia, Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Russian Empire View →

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Seven Years' War View → Diplomatic Revolution View →

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Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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