Austrian main army in Bohemia

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The Austrian main army in Bohemia was the principal Habsburg field force operating in the Bohemian theater during the Seven Years' War, notably opposing Prussian advances under Frederick the Great.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Habsburg military unit
field army
allegiance Austria
associatedWith Austrian military efforts to recover Silesia
belligerentSide Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
surface form: Austrian side in the Seven Years' War
campaign Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
surface form: Bohemian campaign of the Seven Years' War
commandStructure subordinate to the Austrian high command in Vienna
conflict Seven Years' War
country Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
engagedAgainst Prussian main army in Bohemia
engagedIn field battles against Prussian forces in Bohemia
operations against Prussian advances in Bohemia
historicalContext Habsburg–Prussian rivalry over Silesia and Central Europe
historicalPeriod 18th century
operationalArea Kingdom of Bohemia
opponent Prussia
opponentCommander Frederick II of Prussia
partOf Imperial Austrian Army
surface form: Habsburg land forces
primaryObjective counter Prussian offensives led by Frederick the Great
defend Bohemia from Prussian invasion
role principal Habsburg field force in the Bohemian theater
strategicImportance key component of Austrian strategy against Prussia in Central Europe
theaterOfOperations Bohemia
typeOfWarfare early modern linear warfare

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Count Leopold Joseph von Daun commanded Austrian main army in Bohemia
subject surface form: Leopold Joseph von Daun
Battle of Prague (1757) commanderSide Austrian main army in Bohemia
this entity surface form: Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine commanded the main Austrian army