Battle of Kesselsdorf
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The Battle of Kesselsdorf was fought on 15 December 1745, between the Kingdom of Prussia and the combined forces of the Archduchy of Austria and the Electorate of Saxony during the part of the War of the Austrian Succession known as the Second Silesian War. The Prussians were led by Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, while the Austrians and Saxons were led by Field Marshal Rutowsky. The Prussians were victorious over the Royal Saxon Army and the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor.
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1745 Battle of Kesselsdorf
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 965 | Margraviate of Meissen | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1356 | Electorate of Saxony | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1806 | Kingdom of Saxony | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | bombardment | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1015 | Siege of Meissen (1015) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1706 | Swedish invasion of Saxony | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1745 | Battle of Kesselsdorf | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1756 | Siege of Pirna | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1759 | Battle of Maxen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1759 | Battle of Meissen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1760 | Siege of Dresden | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1762 | Battle of Freiberg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Battle of Dresden | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Siege of Dresden | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1849 | May Uprising in Dresden | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Adlertag | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Bombing of Dresden in World War II | aerial bombing of a city, carpet bombing | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1446 | Saxon Fratricidal War | war, William III, Frederick II | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1806 | War of the Fourth Coalition | war, Louis Bonaparte, Frederick William III of Prussia, Jérôme Bonaparte | Wikidata |
| organisation | military unit | Royal Saxon Gendarmerie | gendarmerie | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Zivilschutzbunker Seidnitzer Straße, Dresden | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1962 | Zivilschutzbunker Hans-Dankner-Straße, Dresden | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1964 | Zivilschutzbunker Liliengasse, Dresden | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1961 | Bundeswehr Military History Museum | history museum, military museum, Bundeswehr | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1400 | Owl Tower Klippenstein Castle | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Barbiez, Ludwig Heinrich- Schlacht bei Kesselsdorf - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5526312 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df rp-b 0850030 Wilsdruff-Kaufbach. Gedenkstein an die Schlacht bei Kesselsdorf am 15.12.1745, a | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 01679-Kesselsdorf-1901-Schlacht bei Kesselsdorf-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dresdner Bilderchronik Tafel 18 a (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 15225-Kesselsdorf-1912-Oberer Gasthof - Denkmal an die Schlacht-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Relief Zietenplatz (Mitte) Schlacht bei Kesselsdorf | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Schlacht bei Kesselsdorf 1745 - Gedenktafel auf dem Marktplatz | Commons | ||







