Fredrick the Great
austria
In 1741, Austria sought to regain territory captured by Prussia's Frederick the Great. With 18,000 troops, Austrian Field Marshall Neipperg led his forces into Silesia to oust the Prussians there.
Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, and the Habsburg dominions. In the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48), she lost Silesia.
King Frederick the Great
Lia Ley was born on October 19, 1899, in Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary.
Lya Ley was born on October 19, 1899, in Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary.
The two nations that set the stage for the Seven Years' War through their battle for control of Silesia were Prussia and Austria. The conflict began with Frederick II of Prussia's invasion of Silesia in 1740, which challenged Austria's longstanding claim to the region. This struggle for dominance over Silesia was a key factor that escalated into the broader global conflict of the Seven Years' War, involving multiple countries and theaters of war.
Austria had been challenged (and defeated) by Prussia but was still a great power, and, allied to France and Russia, in 1756-63 nearly managed to regain Silesia.
Johann Schwarzer was born on August 30, 1880, in Javornik, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic].
Ernst Baier was born on September 27, 1905, in Bittau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Btov, Czech Republic].
Gustaw Morcinek was born on August 25, 1891, in Karwina, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Karvin, Czech Republic].
Louis Kentner was born on July 19, 1905, in Karwina, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Karvin, Czech Republic].