30 September 1745

War & Conflict

Battle of Soor

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The Battle of Soor (30 September 1745) was a battle between Frederick the Great's Prussian army and an Austro-Saxon army led by Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the Second Silesian War (part of the War of the Austrian Succession). The battle occurred in the vicinity of Soor, also known as Hajnice, in the modern day Czech Republic. The battle started with a failed Austrian surprise attack on the outnumbered Prussians.

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Friedrich & Karlfile: James Steakley ; artwork: Martin van MeytensPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Barbiez, Ludwig Heinrich- Schlacht bei Soor - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5527764Reinhard SaczewskiPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Battle of Soor TodayMelchiorKremersCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Print, map (BM 1838,1215.361-363 1)Print made by: Georg Friedrich Schmidt (cartouches) Print made by: Johann Gottfried Schmidt (plans)Public domainWikimedia Commons
Print, map (BM 1838,1215.361-363 2)Print made by: Georg Friedrich Schmidt (cartouches) Print made by: Johann Gottfried Schmidt (plans)Public domainWikimedia Commons
Print, map (BM 1838,1215.361-363)Print made by: Georg Friedrich Schmidt (cartouches) Print made by: Johann Gottfried Schmidt (plans)Public domainWikimedia Commons
Schlacht bei SoorUnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Spruner-Menke Handatlas 1880 Karte 46 Nebenkarte 6Heinrich Theodor Menke / Karl Spruner von MertzPublic domainWikimedia Commons

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