Ernst Gideon von Laudon
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Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon, was an Austrian military officer of Baltic German descent and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great.
Portrait, c. 1780
Portrait of Ernst Gideon's wife: Klara von Hagen, Bečváry castle
Laudon in victory pose at the Battle of Kunersdorf, 1878 portrait by Siegmund L'Allemand
Marble bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi
Third Silesian War
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The Third Silesian War was a war between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1756 to 1763 and confirmed Prussia's control of the region of Silesia. The war was fought mainly in Silesia, Bohemia and U
Prussian grenadiers advancing at the Battle of Leuthen
Prussian Field Marshal Kurt von Schwerin dying of wounds at the Battle of Prague, as depicted by Johann Christoph Frisch
The Battle of Rossbach, where a portion of Prussia's army destroyed the united French and Imperial armies in a 90-minute battle
Prussian grenadiers storming the parish church during the Battle of Leuthen, as depicted by Carl Röchling