Battle of Kesselsdorf

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Consolidation_of_Prussian_power
gptkbp:casualties Austrian_casualties
Prussian_casualties
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Germany
gptkbp:climate Cold and snowy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Field_Marshal_Hans_von_Lehwaldt
gptkb:Hans_von_Lehwaldt
Johann_von_Browne
gptkbp:contributedTo Prussian_military_reputation
gptkbp:date 1745
15 December 1745
gptkbp:depicts Historical paintings
gptkbp:followedBy Treaty of Dresden
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history texts
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the war
gptkbp:historicalContext War of the Austrian Succession
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Chronicled in military records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Kesselsdorf
gptkbp:impact Influenced_future_European_conflicts
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent military strategies
European_military_doctrine
gptkbp:inspiration Future military leaders
gptkbp:involved Infantry units
Artillery units
Cavalry units
Siege warfare tactics
Approximately 25,000 Austrians
Approximately 30,000 Prussians
General_Johann_von_Browne
gptkbp:is_featured_in Documentaries_about_the_Silesian_Wars
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Silesian_Wars
gptkbp:is_studied_in Military historians
gptkbp:landscape Open fields
gptkbp:legacy Studied in military academies
gptkbp:location Kesselsdorf,_near_Dresden,_Saxony
gptkbp:notableFor High casualty rates
Effective use of artillery
Use of combined arms
Rapid troop movements
Impact on future treaties
Leadership decisions made under pressure
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Decisive_victory_for_Prussia
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Hohenfriedberg
gptkbp:result Prussian_victory
gptkbp:resultedIn Territorial_gains_for_Prussia
gptkbp:significance Strengthened_Prussian_control_in_Silesia
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_Saxony
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Flanking maneuvers
Defensive positioning
Artillery bombardment
Infantry formations
Aggressive offensive operations