Atlas of Battles

commander, 21 engagements

Battles of Frederick II of Prussia

Battles of Frederick II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (1712-1786)

Frederick II of Prussia is recorded as a commander at 21 placed engagements in the atlas between 1741 and 1762: 14 battles and 7 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Poland (9), Czech Republic (7), Germany (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,770 km apart end to end, 138 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Seven Years' War (12), War of the Austrian Succession (5), Third Silesian War (2).

Battle of MollwitzSiege of BriegBattle of ChotusitzSiege of PragueBattle of HohenfriedbergBattle of SoorSiege of PirnaBattle of LobositzBattle of PragueSiege of BreslauBattle of HochkirchSiege of DresdenBattle of TorgauBattle of BurkersdorfSiege of SchweidnitzBattle of KolínBattle of RossbachBattle of LeuthenBattle of ZorndorfBattle of KunersdorfBattle of KolínBattle of RossbachBattle of LeuthenBattle of ZorndorfBattle of KunersdorfBerlinPragueDresdenPoznańOstravaPotsdamPizenZielona GóraCottbusGera100 km51.143N, 15.162E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1741: 2 engagements1742: 1 engagements1744: 1 engagements1745: 2 engagements1756: 2 engagements1757: 5 engagements5 in 17571758: 3 engagements1759: 1 engagements1760: 2 engagements1762: 2 engagements17411762
21 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mollwitz, 1741Siege of Brieg, 1741Battle of Chotusitz, 1742Siege of Prague, 1744Battle of Hohenfriedberg, 1745Battle of Soor, 1745Siege of Pirna, 1756Battle of Lobositz, 1756Battle of Prague, 1757Battle of Kolín, 1757Battle of Rossbach, 1757Battle of Leuthen, 1757Siege of Breslau, 1757Siege of Olomouc, 1758Battle of Zorndorf, 1758Battle of Hochkirch, 1758Battle of Kunersdorf, 1759Siege of Dresden, 1760Battle of Torgau, 1760Battle of Burkersdorf, 1762Siege of Schweidnitz, 176217411762
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 April 1741Battle of MollwitzMałujowice, PolandPrussian victory
11 April 1741Siege of BriegBrzeg, Poland5 km EPrussian victory
17 May 1742Battle of ChotusitzChotusice, Czechia181 km SWPrussian victory
1744Siege of PraguePrague, Czechia71 km WPrussian victory
4 June 1745Battle of HohenfriedbergDobromierz, Poland164 km NEPrussian victory
30 September 1745Battle of SoorHajnice, Czechia57 km SWPrussian victory
11 September 1756Siege of PirnaPirna, Germany147 km WPrussian victory
1 October 1756Battle of LobositzLovosice, Czech Republic51 km SSee aftermath
6 May 1757Battle of PraguePrague, Czech Republic61 km SEPrussian victory
18 June 1757Battle of KolínKolín, Czech Republic41 km EAustrian victory
5 November 1757Battle of RossbachRoßbach, Germany266 km NWPrussian victory
5 December 1757Battle of LeuthenLutynia, Poland339 km EPrussian victory
7 December 1757Siege of BreslauWrocław, Poland20 km EPrussian victory
1758Siege of OlomoucOlomouc, Czech Republic170 km SAustrian victory
25 August 1758Battle of ZorndorfSarbinowo, Gmina Dębno, Poland387 km NWInconclusive
14 October 1758Battle of HochkirchHochkirch, Germany169 km SAustrian victory
12 August 1759Battle of KunersdorfKunowice, Poland134 km NRusso-Austrian victory
13 July 1760Siege of DresdenDresden, Germany157 km SWAustro-Saxon victory
3 November 1760Battle of TorgauSüptitz, Germany81 km NWPrussian victory
21 July 1762Battle of BurkersdorfBurkatów, Poland262 km EPrusso-Russian victory
October 1762Siege of SchweidnitzŚwidnica, Poland6 km NPrussian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Anton Graff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.