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Battle of Kesselsdorf

1745 · 18th century · Part of the Second Silesian War

The Battle of Kesselsdorf was fought on 15 December 1745 west of Dresden, in the Second Silesian War. A Prussian army under Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau defeated a Saxon army supported by Austrian troops, and Dresden was occupied soon after. The defeat forced Saxony and Austria to accept the Peace of Dresden on 25 December, confirming Prussia's possession of Silesia.

Battle of Kesselsdorf
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