Battle of Mollwitz

Battle of Mollwitz
Part of the First Silesian War (War of the Austrian Succession)

Prussian infantry during battle of Mollwitz 1741
Date10 April 1741
Location
Mollwitz, Silesia, now Małujowice, Poland
50°51′00″N 17°24′36″E / 50.85000°N 17.41000°E / 50.85000; 17.41000
Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
 Prussia Habsburg monarchy Austria
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Prussia Frederick II
Kingdom of Prussia Count Schwerin
Habsburg monarchy Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg
Strength
21,600[1]
58 guns[2]
15,800[3]-19,000[4]
19 guns[2]
Casualties and losses
4,850 dead, wounded or missing/prisoners[5] 4,550 dead, wounded or missing/prisoners[5]
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The Battle of Mollwitz was fought by Prussia and Austria on 10 April 1741, during the First Silesian War (in the early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession). It was the first battle of the new Prussian King Frederick II, in which both sides made numerous military blunders and King Frederick II of Prussia fled the battlefield, but the Prussian Army still managed to attain victory. This battle cemented Frederick's authority over the newly conquered territory of Silesia and gave him valuable military experience.

  1. ^ Bodart 1908, p. 189; Duffy 2015, p. 30; Showalter 1996, p. 45.
  2. ^ a b Bodart 1908, p. 189.
  3. ^ Bodart 1908, p. 189; Showalter 1996, p. 43.
  4. ^ Duffy 2015, p. 30.
  5. ^ a b Duffy 2015, p. 33.