Battle of Kesselsdorf

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Battle of Kesselsdorf
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
Date December 14, 1745 Location Germany Result Prussian Victory
Combatants
Prussia	Austria, Saxony
Commanders
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau	Field Marshal Rutowsky
Strength
30,000[1] 33 guns	31,000 42 guns
Casualties
5,100	3,800 dead and wounded 6,700 captured

War of the Austrian Succession
Mollwitz – Chotusitz – Dettingen – Toulon – Fontenoy – Hohenfriedberg – Soor – Kesselsdorf – Rocoux – 1st Finisterre – Lauffeld – 2nd Finisterre – Havana

The Battle of Kesselsdorf was fought on December 14, 1745, between Prussia and the combined forces of Austria and Saxony. 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.

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• Chandler, David: The Art of Warfare in the Age of Marlborough. Spellmount Limited, (1990). ISBN 0-946771-42-1