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Years: 1756 - 1756
September
...the Saxon army takes up a strong defensive position near Pirna, and Frederick has no option but to isolate and try to starve them into surrendering.
Realizing that the siege will take some time, he is compelled to leave a covering force around Pirna and head south through the rough Mittel-Gebirge of northern Bohemia to establish a winter base in the rich Bohemian plain.
Realizing that the siege will take some time, he is compelled to leave a covering force around Pirna and head south through the rough Mittel-Gebirge of northern Bohemia to establish a winter base in the rich Bohemian plain.
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- Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
- Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Frederick the Great
- George II of Great Britain
- Hans von Lehwaldt
- Heinrich von Brühl
- James Francis Edward Keith
- Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maximilian Ulysses Browne
- Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
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- Austria, Archduchy of
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Bavaria, Electorate of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Russian Empire
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Years: 1756 - 1756
September
Locations
People
- Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
- Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Frederick the Great
- George II of Great Britain
- Hans von Lehwaldt
- Heinrich von Brühl
- James Francis Edward Keith
- Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maximilian Ulysses Browne
- Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Bavaria, Electorate of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Russian Empire
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Subjects
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Subregions