Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War

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The Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War were a series of major military operations in Central Europe in which the Habsburg Monarchy, often led by commanders like Ernst Gideon von Laudon, sought to recover Silesia and counter Prussian power between 1756 and 1763.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century military operation
military campaign
alliedWith Electorate of Saxony
Kingdom of France
Russian Empire
Sweden
belligerent Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
cause Austrian desire to reverse loss of Silesia to Prussia
commander Charles Alexander of Lorraine
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
Franz Moritz von Lacy
Leopold Joseph von Daun
Maria Theresa of Austria
linked to: Maria Theresa
conflictType continental war theatre
country Habsburg Monarchy
diplomaticContext Diplomatic Revolution of 1756
endTime 1763
hasPart Austrian campaign in Bohemia (1757)
Austrian campaign in Silesia (1757)
Austrian campaign of 1758 in Silesia and Lusatia
Austrian campaign of 1759 in Brandenburg and Silesia
Austrian campaign of 1760 in Silesia and Saxony
Austrian campaign of 1761 in Silesia
Austrian campaign of 1762 in Silesia
Austrian invasion of Saxony (1756)
historicalPeriod 18th century
location Bohemia
Central Europe
Lusatia
Prussian Silesia
Saxony
Silesia
objective recovery of Silesia
reduction of Prussian power
restoration of Habsburg influence in Central Europe
opponent Prussia
opposedBy Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
partOf Seven Years' War
relatedTo War of the Austrian Succession
result Prussian retention of Silesia
status quo territorial settlement in Central Europe
significantBattle Battle of Hochkirch
Battle of Kolín
Battle of Kunersdorf
Battle of Landeshut
Battle of Leuthen
Battle of Liegnitz
Battle of Lobositz
Battle of Prague (1757)
Battle of Torgau
startTime 1756

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Ernst Gideon von Laudon notableWork Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
Austro-Russian alliance of 1756 followedBy Austro-Russian military cooperation during the Seven Years' War
linked to: Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
Austrian main army in Bohemia campaign Bohemian campaign of the Seven Years' War
linked to: Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
Austrian main army in Bohemia belligerentSide Austrian side in the Seven Years' War
linked to: Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War hasPart Austrian invasion of Saxony (1756)
linked to: Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War hasPart Austrian campaign of 1759 in Brandenburg and Silesia
linked to: Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War
Field Marshal Laudon notableWork Austrian campaigns in the Seven Years' War