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Title
These are not the same Austrians.
Description
Battle of Lobositz
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1756-10-01
Scenario#
CW11
Location
Lobosice, Czech Republic
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Lobositz or Lovosice also Lowositz on 1 October 1756 was the opening land battle of the Third Silesian War and the wider Seven Years' War. Frederick the Great's 28,000 Prussians were prevented by 33,000 Austrians under Maximilian Ulysses Count von Browne from continuing their invasion into the rich Bohemian plain, forcing Frederick to ultimately fall back north into Saxony for the winter.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Lobositz
External Link
Combatants
Prussia
Austria
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