Leuthen is a village in the W. of Wrocław, in Silesia, where Frederick the Great defeated the Austrians with great loss in 1757. WrocÅ‚aw, ( [:vrɔʦwaf], German Breslau, Czech Vratislav, Latin Wratislavia; many Polish documents in English use the spelling Wroclaw) is the capital of Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Silesia (-Latin, Polish ÅšlÄ…sk, German Schlesien, Czech Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ... 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. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

See also: Battle of Leuthen Jump to: navigation, search The Battle of Leuthen was a battle fought on December 5, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ...

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