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156: 1147:); forcing the defenders to abandon their position. The magazine of Aussig was destroyed and about 200 boats on the Elbe burnt. Meanwhile, Hülsen found the pass of Passberg strongly guarded by General Reinhard (I./Andlau Infantry, 1 battalion of Königsegg Infantry, about 1,000 grenzers and hussars for a total of about 2,800 men). Hülsen led his cavalry around the Austrian positions and attacked them on the rear while his infantry launched a frontal attack. He drove the Austrians from their entrenchments, capturing the general, 51 officers and 2,000 men along with 3 colours, 2 standards and 3 guns. The remnants of Reinhard's force retreated to Trautenau (present-day 142: 1139:; in the subsequent skirmish, Wunsch's Prussians took one officer and 22 men prisoner. About 600 Grenzers and some Hungarian foot guarded a redoubt on an eminence beyond Peterswalde. Prince Henri's vanguard divided into two bodies, one proceeded to Aussig (present-day 1253:
Thomas Tegg, Chronology; or, The historian's companion: being an authentic register of events, from the earliest period to the present time, comprehending an epitome of universal history, with a copious list of the most eminent men in all ages of the world,
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Hotham, The operations of the Allied Amy under the command of his Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand Duke of Brunswic and Luneberg beginning in the year 1757 and ending in the year 1762, London: T. Jefferies, 1764, p.
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Operations Plan dererjenigen Corps so von der Prinz Heinrichschen Armée, unter dem Gen: v. Hülsen, und Obr: Lieut. v. Wunsch, sich derer Oesterreichischen Magazins in Böhmen bemächtiget von 14. bis 20. April
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of the Habsburg military. In the skirmish, the Croats were routed out of their positions. Wunsch ordered all the munitions destroyed; he also destroyed several ships that were stationed on the
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A Complete History of the Present War, from its Commencement in 1756, to the End of the Campaign, 1760, London, 1761, pp. 365-366
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river. Wunsch's force stayed in the village overnight; the next day they were attacked by the imperial force of the
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On 20 April Prince Henri, having reached his objectives, ordered to retire with some 3,000 prisoners and reached
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On 16 April Prince Henri's vanguard returned to his column at Welmina (probably present-day
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military capacity by launching incursions against its military infrastructure in
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On 15 April Prince Henry's column entered into Bohemia at
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Index

50°47′13″N 13°58′43″E / 50.78694°N 13.97861°E / 50.78694; 13.97861
Third Silesian War
Seven Years' War
Peterswald
Bohemia
Holy Roman Empire
Austrian
Prussia
Habsburg monarchy
Holy Roman Empire
Prince Henry of Prussia
Johann Dietrich von Hülsen
Johann Jakob von Wunsch
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
POW
Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein
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Seven Years' War
Lobositz
Reichenberg
Alt-Bunzlau
Prague
Siege of Prague
Kolín
Gabel
Holitz
Domstadtl
Olomouc

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