The Battle of Leuthen was a battle fought on December 5, 1757 during the Seven Years' War. For the 1592–1598 war, see Seven-Year War. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Leuthen is a village in the W. of WrocÅ‚aw, in Silesia, where Frederick the Great defeated the Austrians with great loss in 1757. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (Old Prussian: PrÅ«sa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad... Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740–86. ... 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Frederick the Great, intent on ejecting the Austrians out of Silesia, marched directly toward the Austrian army with its center at Leuthen, its front streching an amazing 5 1/2 miles. Screening his army with his cavalry, he moved his well-disciplined infantry toward the Austrian left in columns, while falsely menacing the Austrian right. The infantry marched out of sight of the Austrians, behind a line of low hills. Prince Charles of Lorraine, although in the tower of the church at Leuthen, could see nothing and responded by moving his reserve to his right flank instead of the soon-to-be imperilled left. But when the heads of the two superbly drilled Prussian columns, the distances between the marching platoons remaining exactly the width of each platoon's front, had passed the Austrian left flank, the columns veered left toward the enemy and continued their march until the heads of the two columns had passed beyond the Austrian flank. Then, on command, the platoons of the columns turned left, and the whole Prussian army lay in line of battle at nearly a right angle to the left flank of the Austrian position. The Prussians had carried out with their whole army a maneuver analogous to that used by the Spartans to attack their enemy in flank. In the age of Linear Warfare however, such a flanking maneuver is truly lethal to the victim. Frederick II of Prussia (January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was a king of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty, reigning from 1740 to 1786. ... Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in the Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in central Europe. ... Leuthen is a village in the W. of Wrocław, in Silesia, where Frederick the Great defeated the Austrians with great loss in 1757. ... The name Charles of Lorraine may refer to: Charles I, Duke of Lorraine Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Prince Charles of Lorraine Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that...

The Prussian infantry, arrayed in the conventional two lines of battle, then advanced and rolled up the Austrian flank. Frederick was superbly lucky that day; not only did Prince Charles moved the cavalry from his army's left to the right, but the infantry on the right were Protestant Wurttemberg troops sympathetic to the also Protestant Prussians. After firing a few half-hearted volleys, they broke ranks in front of the advancing Prussian line. The other Austrian infantry on their left, when beset with murderous 12 pdr. Prussian artillery and devastating volleys from the advancing Prussians, quickly broke ranks as well. Prince Charles rushed troops from his right to his left, forming a hastily-made line along the town of Leuthen (formerly the Austrian center). The long Prussian line did not halt their amazing advance for a second, assaulting Leuthen with artillery support. The determined Prussians, in forty minutes of hell, took the village while both armies' artillery pounded away at each other. Now the Austrian cavalry, seeing the exposed Prussian line, hurried to take them in the flank and win the battle. Unfortunately for them, the Prussian cavalry intercepted them in a devastating charge. The cavalry melee soon swirled into the Austrian line behind Leuthen, causing widespread confusing and havoc. The Austrian line then broke; the battle lasted a little more than three hours.

The Austrians fell back into Bohemia; saving Silesia for the Prussian state. It was Frederick the Great's greatest victory ever, and again showed the world of the superiority of Prussian infantry at the time. Soon after, Maria Theresa required the resignation of Prince Charles, her inept double brother-in-law. Bohemia. ... H.I.M. Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Great Principess of Transylvania, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla Maria Theresa (Vienna, May 13, 1717 – Vienna, November 29, 1780) was the first and only female head of the Habsburg dynasty. ...

Tactical Map of the Battle of Leuthen, part 1, made by Me! File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tactical Map of the Battle of Leuthen, part 2, made by Alex Ponnaz File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tactical Map of the Battle of Leuthen, part 3, made by Alex Ponnaz File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...