Second Silesian War

The Second Silesian War was a conflict between Prussia and Austria from 1744 to 1745, fought chiefly over control of Silesia and forming part of the War of the Austrian Succession.

Battle of Hohenfriedberg: A Prussian victory over Austrian forces in Silesia on 4 June 1745. Frederick II’s battlefield success helped restore Prussian momentum in the war.
Silesia: A historical region of Central Europe, now divided mainly between Poland, Czechia, and Germany. Its possession was the central territorial stake of the war.
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau: A Prussian field marshal and military reformer known as the Old Dessauer. He commanded the Prussian army at Kesselsdorf.
Treaty of Berlin (1742): The 1742 peace agreement ending the First Silesian War between Prussia and Austria. Its territorial settlement was overturned when Austria and Prussia resumed fighting.
Battle of Soor: A Prussian victory over an Austrian army in Bohemia on 30 September 1745. It checked Austria’s attempt to pressure Prussia after Hohenfriedberg.
First Silesian War: The 1740–1742 conflict in which Prussia seized most of Silesia from Austria. Its inconclusive settlement left the rivalry over Silesia unresolved.
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine: An Austrian field marshal and brother-in-law of Maria Theresa. He led Austrian forces against Prussia during the war.
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748): The 1748 treaty that ended the War of the Austrian Succession. It confirmed the broader European settlement that left Silesia in Prussian hands.
Battle of Kesselsdorf: A Prussian victory over Saxon and Austrian forces near Dresden on 15 December 1745. Its defeat of the allied army helped bring Saxony to terms.
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713: Charles VI’s decree establishing female succession to the Habsburg lands in the absence of male heirs. Disputes over Maria Theresa’s inheritance destabilized the Habsburg monarchy and opened the wider war.

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Silesian WarsBroader topic: Its conclusion confirmed Prussia’s control after renewed Habsburg attempts to recover the province.