What the records say
- When
- 16 Dec 1740 – 11 Jun 1742
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 51.10° N, 17.04° E
- Description
- part of the War of the Austrian Succession
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
First Silesian War
18th-century war between Prussia and Austria
The First Silesian War was a war between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1740 to 1742 and resulted in Prussia's seizure of most of the region of Silesia from Austria. The war was fought mainly in Silesia, Moravia and Bohemia and formed one theatre of the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
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