Siege of Brieg

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The Siege of Brieg was a Prussian-led military operation during the First Silesian War in which Frederick the Great’s forces besieged the fortified Silesian town of Brieg, held by the Habsburg Monarchy.

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Siege of Brieg canonical 1
Siege of Neisse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Brzeg
attackers Prussian army
linked to: Prussian Army
belligerent Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
campaign Prussian invasion of Silesia
linked to: Third Silesian War
commander Frederick II of Prussia
conflict First Silesian War
conflictType early modern siege warfare
countryInvolved Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
defenders Austrian garrison
defensiveStructure bastion fortifications
fortified town walls of Brieg
historicalEra 18th century European warfare
ledBy Frederick the Great
location Brieg
Habsburg Silesia
linked to: Austrian Silesia

Silesia
militaryTheater Silesian theater of the War of the Austrian Succession
objective capture of the fortress town of Brieg
opponent Habsburg Monarchy forces
partOf First Silesian War
War of the Austrian Succession
result Prussian victory
strategicImportance control of Silesian communications and territory
usedArm Austrian infantry
Prussian artillery
Prussian infantry

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First Silesian War hasPart Siege of Brieg
First Silesian War hasPart Siege of Neisse
linked to: Siege of Brieg