Austria
Frederick Invades Austria a Second Time; Siege of Olmütz I
On March 15, 1758, the king marched from his winter quarters in Breslau. He started on the third campaign of this conflict, waiting until the frosts were gone and the cold winter winds had subsided. The headquarters was moved to Kloster-GrĂĽssau and the army was encamped between there and Landshut. Frederick’s job was to keep the whitecoats quiet in Bohemia…
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Kunersdorf 1759 Part II
Battle of Kunersdorf, Alexander Kotzebue The Battle A little more than an hour after their appearance from the thick woods, the Prussian main body stood ranked for battle and had the batteries set up. Finck had been waiting for the signal to attack since first light, and his gunners were…
The Prussian Campaign of 1762 in Saxony I
In the middle of January 1762, Prince Henry experienced a bout of illness, which caused him to enquire whether he could be replaced, at least temporarily, by another officer, preferably Seydlitz or General Forcade, but the king advised that his brother should be able to recover in time to assume…
The Prussian Campaign of 1762 in Saxony II
The Prussians were after more than just a nuisance raid or two. Tearing up property, looting, raping citizens, might all help demoralize the civilian population in the affected areas all right, at least to an extent, but the destruction of the Austrian magazines in Northern Bohemia would compel the whitecoats…
The Prussian Campaign of 1762 in Saxony III
The Prussians struck first instead. During the night of October 28–29, the bluecoats succinctly pushed off.24 Prince Henry himself was with Seydlitz. The enemy had been tipped off by a deserter, and, about 0100 hours, the Allies braced themselves for the coming blow. The plan was indeed bold, for Otto…
LĂĽtzen 1631
Prelude: The Battles of Steinau and Alte Veste Wallenstein had brought the imperial army back up to about 65,000 men. He advanced from Znaim into Bohemia with nearly half that number at the end of April. Saxon resistance collapsed. The Saxons and Bohemian exiles had thoroughly alienated the Bohemians by…
Battle of Eckmühl 1809
1809 CuirassierAustrian Cavalry – Cuirassiers in 1809 Antoine de Marbot recounted an incident that demonstrated the properties of the two styles of cuirass, when at EckmĂĽhl in April 1809 French and Austrian cuirassiers crashed together, while the accompanying light cavalry drew off to the flanks to avoid being caught up…