Battle of Chotusitz

When

17 May 1742

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.93° N, 15.38° E

Description

1742 battle

Battle during the War of the Austrian Succession

The Battle of Chotusitz, took place on 17 May 1742, in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic, during the First Silesian War, part of the wider War of the Austrian Succession. Led by Charles of Lorraine, an Imperial force of around 25,000 men was advancing against French-occupied Prague, when it ran into a Prussian army of roughly equal size, commanded by Frederick the Great.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Chotusitz: Frederick the Great's army defeats the Austrians”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Chotusitz während des Ersten Schlesischen Krieges besiegt Preußen unter Friedrich II. das österreichische Heer unter Feldmarschall Karl…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Frédéric II de Prusse bat l'Autriche à la bataille de Chotusitz”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сражение при Хотузице”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “オーストリア継承戦争、第一次シュレージエン戦争：コトゥジッツの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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