Frederick II the Great12 December 1740
Orders his generals to invade Silesia
Germany · Warfare / Silesian War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Orders his generals to invade Silesia
Personally leads an army of 40,000
Offers to vote for Maria Theresas husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia. Decides to make a preemptive strike against Maria Therasa & her ally the Russians
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