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The Prussian army had marched in four …
Years: 1757 - 1757
April
The Prussian army had marched in four columns over the mountain passes separating Saxony and Silesia from Bohemia in early spring, entering the kingdom on April 18.
The four corps are to unite at the Bohemian capital of Prague.
Though risky, because it exposes the Prussian army to a defeat in detail, the plan will succeed.
It is not in the nature of Frederick the Great, nor in his military strategy, simply to sit back and defend.
After having forced the surrender of Saxony in the 1756 campaign, he had spent the winter devising new plans for a defense of his small kingdom, and had begun drawing up plans for another bold stroke against Austria.
The four corps are to unite at the Bohemian capital of Prague.
Though risky, because it exposes the Prussian army to a defeat in detail, the plan will succeed.
It is not in the nature of Frederick the Great, nor in his military strategy, simply to sit back and defend.
After having forced the surrender of Saxony in the 1756 campaign, he had spent the winter devising new plans for a defense of his small kingdom, and had begun drawing up plans for another bold stroke against Austria.
People
- Augustus III of Poland
- Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
- Charles Alexander of Lorraine
- Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
- Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Frederick the Great
- Hans von Lehwaldt
- Heinrich von Brühl
- James Francis Edward Keith
- Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maximilian Ulysses Browne
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
- Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
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- Austria, Archduchy of
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Bohemia, Kingdom of
- Bavaria, Electorate of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Russian Empire
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Years: 1757 - 1757
April
People
- Augustus III of Poland
- Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
- Charles Alexander of Lorraine
- Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
- Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Frederick the Great
- Hans von Lehwaldt
- Heinrich von Brühl
- James Francis Edward Keith
- Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maximilian Ulysses Browne
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
- Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Bohemia, Kingdom of
- Bavaria, Electorate of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Russian Empire
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Subjects
Regions
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