Silesian campaign of 1740.E2.80.9341 First Silesian War

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19th-century painting of prussian advance during battle of mollwitz


the prussian army had massed quietly along oder river during december 1740, , on 16 december, without declaration of war, frederick moved army across frontier silesia. prussian force consisted of 2 corps totaling 27,000 soldiers, while of silesia defended austrian garrison of 8,000 men. austrians able offer light resistance , garrison few fortresses; prussians swept through province, taking control of capital @ breslau without fight on 2 january 1741. fortress @ ohlau taken without resistance on 9 january, after prussians used winter quarters. end of january 1741, entirety of silesia had come under prussian control, , remaining austrian strongholds of glogau, brieg , neisse besieged.


after leaving winter quarters in 1741, prussian forces began spring campaign, , on 9 march prince leopold ii of anhalt-dessau took glogau storm. in late march, austrian force of around 20,000 under command of wilhelm reinhard von neipperg crossed sudetes moravia break siege of neisse, , main prussian force maneuvered oppose advance. 2 armies engaged each other near village of mollwitz on 10 april, prussians under marshal kurt von schwerin defeated austrians in battle of mollwitz. prussian siege of neisse had been lifted neipperg s army approached, brieg surrendered prussians on 4 may, after main prussian force encamped through summer near neisse, facing off against neipperg s austrians fighting little.








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