In 1740, a young King ascended to the Prussian throne. Within a few months, he unleashed an enormous war against Europe's most powerful dynasty, the Habsburg Monarchy. The war would change European history forever. Prussian King Frederick II would become Frederick the Great, and his two Silesian Wars were the beginning of Prussia's rise to Great Power status.

This documentary features the collection of battles of Prussia's First, and Second Silesian Wars. These include famous historical battles such as Frederick the Great's Battle of Mollwitz and the Battle of Hohenfriedberg. It also covers more obscure battles such as the Battle of Chotusitz, Battle of Soor and Battle of Kesselsdorf.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:05 The Battle of Mollwitz, 1741
14:21 The Battle of Chotusitz, 1742
28:56 The Battle of Hohenfriedberg, 1745
47:43 The Battle of Soor, 1745
1:01:35 The Battle of Kesselsdorf, 1745
1:15:36 The Diplomatic Revolution, 1748-1756

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Sources:

Asprey, Robert B. Frederick the Great: The magnificent enigma. Ticknor & Fields, 1986.
Blanning, Tim. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin UK, 2015.
Clark, Christopher M. Iron kingdom: the rise and downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Harvard University Press, 2006.
Duffy, Christopher. Frederick the Great: a military life. Routledge, 2015.
Fraser, David. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin Uk, 2000.
Redman, Herbert J. Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. McFarland, 2014.

Written by House of History

Music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons

Cinematic footage is from Total War: Empire recorded by House of History.

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