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| 1712 | Birth |  |
| 24th Jan Berlin Birth of Frederick II the Great, 3rd eldest son of Frederick William I of Prussia |
| 1730 | Arrest | |
| Kustrin Placed under suspended sentence of death by his father, Frederick William I of Prussia |
| 5th Aug Kustrin Fails to escape from the captivity of his father, Frederick William I of Prussia |
| 1733 | Colonel | |
| Neuruppin Appointed Colonel of the Nueruppin infantry regiment by Frederick William I of Prussia |
| 1733 | Marriage | |
| 12th June Marries Elizabeth Chris tine of Brunswick-Bevern |
| 1734 | Prussian Contingent | |
| Serves in the Prussian contingent in the Rhineland under Prince Eugene of Savoy |
| 1735 | Diplomacy | |
| Kongsberg Hosts the exiled King of Poland, Stanislaw I |
| 1736 | Residence Frederick II the Great | |
| Rheinsberg Frederick & Elizabeth-Christine take up residence in Rheinsberg |
| 1740 | Censorship | |
| Declares the abolition of censorship for books & periodicals |
| 1740 | Coronation | |
| Berlin Receives formal homage from the provincial deputies |
| Cleves Recieves formal homage from the provincial deputies |
| Konigsberg Recieves formal homage from the provincial deputies |
| 31st May Berlin Crowned King of Prussia, says "a crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in" |
| 1740 | Death | |
| Rheinsberg Summons Count von Podewils & General von Schweri to see how Prussia can benefit |
| 28th May Death of Frederick William I of Prussia |
| 1740 | Diplomacy | |
| Strasbourg Visits Strasbourg, the only time Frederick II the Great stepped foot of French soil |
| 1740 | Invasion of Silesia | |
| Silesia Questions the female succession of Maria Theresa to Austrian possessions |
| Dec Silesia Decides to make a preemptive strike against Maria Therasa & her ally the Russians |
| Dec Silesia Offers to vote for Maria Theresa's husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia |
| 12th Dec Silesia Orders his generals to invade Silesia |
| 16th Dec Silesia 1st day of the Prussian invasion of Silesia |
| 16th Dec Silesia Personally leads an army of 40,000 |
| 1740 | Opera House | |
| Berlin Invites Knobelsdorf to draw up plans for an Opera House in Berlin |
| 1740 | Reform | |
| Declares the right of all religions to practice their beliefs |
| 1740 | Rule of Silesia | |
| Silesia Offers to vote for Maria Theresa's husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia |
| 1740 | Succession | |
| Berlin Succeeds as King of Prussia |
| 1740 | Torture | |
| Declares the abolition of torture for civilian offenders |
| 1741 | Alliance | |
| May France makes n alliance with Prussia within 5 weeks of Prussia's victory at Mollwitz |
| May France prepares to invade Austria in support of Charles Albert of Bavaria |
| 1741 | Armistice | |
| Oct Mollwitz Frederick II the Great agrees a secret armistice with Neipperg |
| Oct Mollwitz Neipperg is allowed to counterattack the French & Bavarian invaders along the Danube |
| Oct Mollwitz Prussia is allowed to capture Neisse |
| 1741 | Battle of Mollwitz | |
| 10th April Mollwitz 1st battle as commander |
| 10th April Mollwitz Forced to retreat but his generals win a dramatic victory |
| 10th April Mollwitz Marshal Neipperg is defeated by Marshal Schwerin after Frederick fled the field |
| 10th April Mollwitz The Austrians are defeated in their attempt to recapture Silesia |
| 1741 | Capture | |
| Olmutz Frederick II the Great captures Olmutz |
| Jan Silesia Frederick II the Great captures Silesia from Maria Theresa |
| 1741 | Invasion of Moravia | |
| Moravia Frederick II supports Charles ' election as Emperor in return to invade Moravia |
| 1741 | Rule of Klodzko | |
| Klodzko Frederick II supports Charles ' election as Emperor in return for Klodzko |
| 1742 | Battle of Chotusitz | |
| 17th May Chotusitz Prussian victory over Austria, Charles of Lorraine is defeated by Frederick II |
| 1742 | Invasion of Bohemia | |
| 5th Feb Bohemia 1st day of the invasion of Bohemia |
| 5th Feb Bohemia French & Bavarian armies fail to assist Prussia |
| 1742 | Rule of Silesia | |
| 11th June Silesia Prussia is awarded Upper & Lower Silesia in the Treaty of Breslau |
| 1742 | Treaty of Berlin | |
| July Berlin The treaty of Berlin confirms the treaty of Breslau |
| 1742 | Treaty of Breslau | |
| 11th June Breslau A peace treaty is signed after Prussian victory over Austria at Chotusitz |
| 11th June Breslau Treaty signed by Frederick & Maria Theresa, Prussia gains upper & lower Silesia |
| 1744 | Alliance | |
| Allies with Louis XV |
| Prompted by Allied victories of 1743 & Maria Theresa's wish to regain Silesia |
| 1744 | Battle of Prague | |
| Prague Captures Prague then moves south to the Danube where he threatens Vienna |
| Prague Leads 80,000 men through Saxony & Silesia into Bohemia |
| 1744 | Capture | |
| Silesia Prussia extends its territories in Silesia |
| 16th Sep Prague Frederick II the Great captures Prague |
| 1744 | Invasion of Bohemia | |
| Aug Bohemia Frederick II invades Bohemia |
| Aug Bohemia Prussia offers Charles VII 80,000 troops "to restore liberty to the Empire" |
| 17th Aug Bohemia Invades Bohemia & renews the war with Austria, in alliance with France & Bavaria |
| 1744 | Siege of Prague | |
| Sep Prague Frederick II the Great marches into Prague |
| Nov Prague Forced to retreat after the non-arrival of the French due to the illness of Louis XV |
| 1745 | Battle of Gorlitz | |
| 24th Nov Gorlitz Frederick II the Great defeats Charles of Lorraine's Austrian Army |
| 1745 | Battle of Hennersdorf | |
| 24th Nov Hennersdorf Frederick II the Great defeats Charles of Lorraine's Austrian Army |
| 1745 | Battle of Hohen Friedberg | |
| 4th June Hohen Friedberg Frederick II the Great surprises & defeats Charles of Lorraine's Austrian Army |
| 1745 | Battle of Soor | |
| 30th Sep Soor Frederick II the Great defeats Charles of Lorraine's Austrian Army |
| 1745 | Death | |
| Death of Charles VII, his son gives up claims to the Empire & supports the Habsburgs |
| 1745 | Peace | |
| 25th Dec Dresden At the peace of Dresden Frederick gains the Duchies of Upper & Lower Silesia |
| 25th Dec Dresden At the peace of Dresden Frederick is rewarded with the County of Glatz |
| 25th Dec Dresden Prussia recognizes Francis , the Duke of Lorraine, as the Holy Roman Emperor |
| 1745 | Quadruple Alliance | |
| 8th Jan Austria, Saxony, England & Holland unite against France, Bavaria & Prussia |
| 1745 | Rule of Glatz | |
| Glatz Frederick is rewarded with the Duchy of Glatz |
| 25th Dec Glatz At the peace of Dresden Frederick is rewarded with the County of Glatz |
| 1745 | Rule of Silesia | |
| Silesia Frederick is rewarded with the Duchies of Upper & Lower Silesia |
| 25th Dec Silesia At the peace of Dresden Frederick is rewarded with Upper & Lower Silesia |
| 1745 | Siege of Berlin | |
| 24th Nov Hennersdorf Frederick II the Great defeats Charles of Lorraine's Austrian Army |
| 1745 | Succession | |
| Prussia recognizes Francis , Duke of Lorraine, as Holy Roman Emperor |
| 1745 | Treaty of Dresden | |
| 25th Dec Dresden Ends Prussian involvement in the Bohemian War on favourable term |
| 25th Dec Dresden Ends Prussian involvement in the War of Austrian Succession on favourable term |
| 1748 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "The Instruction of Frederick the Great for His Generals" |
| 1748 | Treaty of Aix la Chapelle | |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle France repudiates Charles Stuart & recognizes the Hanoverian succession |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Maria Theresa's Hapsburg succession is confirmed |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Prussia retains Silesia & Glatz |
| 1756 | Alliance | |
| May An anti-Prussian alliance is formed of Austria, France, Russia, Sweden & Saxony |
| May England allies with Prussia |
| 1756 | Battle of Lobositz | |
| 1st Oct Lobositz A Prussian victory but too late to decide the war |
| 1st Oct Lobositz Frederick the Great defeats an Austrian force under Marshal von Browne |
| 1756 | Capture | |
| 10th Sep Dresden Captures Dresden |
| Oct Saxony Captures Saxony after the battle of Lobositz |
| Oct Saxony Incorporates the Saxons into the Prussian Army |
| 1756 | Convention Westminster | |
| 16th Jan Westminster Forma an alliance with England, offset by the Austro-French alliance |
| 1756 | Declaration of War | |
| 28th Aug Saxony Begins the Seven Years War by launching a pre-emptive invasion of Saxony |
| 29th Aug Saxony Frederick strikes 1st by crossing the Saxon border with 70,000 men |
| 1756 | Invasion of Saxony | |
| 28th Aug Saxony Begins the Seven Years War by launching a pre-emptive invasion of Saxony |
| 1757 | Battle of Gros Jagersdorf | |
| 30th Aug Gros Jagersdorf The battle of Gros Jagersdorf |
| 1757 | Battle of Hastenbeck | |
| 26th July Hastenbeck The battle of Hastenbeck |
| 26th July Hastenbeck The battle of Hastenbeck results in the Convention of Klosterzeven and the occupation of Hanover |
| 1757 | Battle of Kolin | |
| 18th June Kolin Frederick II the Great is defeated by the Austrians at the battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| 1757 | Battle of Leuthen | |
| 6th Dec Leuthen Destroys 1/2 the Austrian Army, captures Breslau & Silesia |
| 1757 | Battle of Moys | |
| 7th Sep Moys The battle of Moys |
| 1757 | Battle of Pirna | |
| 14th Oct Pirna Encounters stronger resistance than expected at Pirna |
| 14th Oct Pirna Ends hopes of a quick war but the Saxons capitulate |
| 1757 | Battle of Prague | |
| 6th May Prague Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrians & lays siege to Prague |
| 1757 | Battle of Rossbach | |
| 5th Nov Rossbach A French army, under Soubise, advances through Germany eastward toward Saxony, but Frederick defeats it with an army half its size at Rossbach |
| 5th Nov Rossbach The Allied Army is routed with the loss of 10,000 men to Frederick's loss of about 500 |
| 5th Nov Rossbach With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| 1757 | Capture | |
| 24th Nov Austria Austria captures Breslau |
| Dec Silesia Frederick defeats the Austrians at Leuthen and recovers Silesia |
| Dec Silesia With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| 8th Dec Breslau Captures Breslau after the battle of Leuthen |
| 1757 | Convention Klosterzeven | |
| 26th July Klosterzeven Following the defeat at Hastenbeck, the allied army withdraws north and Cumberland signs the humiliating Convention of Klosterzeven, ending the war in Germany |
| 26th July Klosterzeven The battle of Hastenbeck results in the Convention of Klosterzeven and the occupation of Hanover |
| 1757 | Convention Kloster Zeven | |
| 8th Sep Kloster Zeven The Convention of Kloster-Zeven |
| 1757 | Convention Klosterzeven | |
| Dec Klosterzeven With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| 1757 | Defeat | |
| Defeats the French forces of Louis XV |
| 1757 | Invasion of Bohemia | |
| April Bohemia Lanches an invasion of Bohemia with a force of 175,000 troops |
| 18th June Bohemia Defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| 18th June Bohemia Frederick II the Great is defeated by the Austrians at the battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| 1757 | Invasion of Germany | |
| April The French, who were allied with Austria, Russia, Sweden and Saxony, invaded Germany with two armies, altogether about 100,000 soldiers |
| 1757 | Mobilization | |
| 1st Dec Liegnitz Joins up with the remnants of Brunswick's troops, takes the offensives & marches east |
| 1757 | Peace | |
| Defeats the French forces of Louis XV |
| 5th Dec Defeats the Austrians, suffering 5,000 casualties to Austria's 21,000 |
| 1757 | Siege of Berlin | |
| 16th Oct Berlin An Allied force plunders Berlin |
| Nov Berlin While Frederick is away, 3,500 Austrians under Hadik raid Berlin and ransom the city |
| 1757 | Siege of Prague | |
| 6th May Prague Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrians & lays siege to Prague |
| 6th May Prague Marshal Daun goes to the relief of Prague with 60,000 troops |
| 18th June Prague Frederick II the Great is defeated by the Austrians at the battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| 1758 | Battle of Hochkirk | |
| 14th Oct Hochkirk Austria wins the Battle of Hochkirk & Frederick keeps Saxony & Silesia |
| 14th Oct Hochkirk Freferick's Army is forced to escape via a route opened up by von Ziethens's cavalry |
| 1758 | Battle of Krefeld | |
| 23rd June Krefeld The battle of Krefeld |
| 1758 | Battle of Olmutz | |
| June Olmutz A supply convoy is wiped out by General Loudon, his troops retreat to Konigratz |
| 1758 | Battle of Zorndorf | |
| 25th Aug Zorndorf Frederick wins an inconclusive victory |
| 25th Aug Zorndorf Only problems of supply force the Russians back to Russia |
| 25th Aug Zorndorf Russia takes East Prussia & makes Konigsberg swear loyalty to Empress Elizabeth |
| 1758 | Capture | |
| 16th April Schweidnitz Prussia captures Schweidnitz |
| 1758 | Siege of Olmutz | |
| May Olutz 1st day of the siege of Olmutz |
| 1759 | Battle of Kunersdorf | |
| 12th Aug Kunersdorf Frederick II the Great is repulsed by the Austr-Russian Army under Laudon & Soltikov |
| 1760 | Battle of Landshut | |
| Landshut Austria captures the Prussian army |
| 1760 | Battle of Liegnitz | |
| 15th Aug Liegnitz Frederick prevents the Russians & Austrians linking up by defeating the Austrians |
| 1760 | Battle of Maxen | |
| 21st Nov Maxen Frederick's army is defeated by an Austro-Russian Army led by Daun |
| 1760 | Battle of Torgau | |
| 3rd Nov Torgau Frederick II the Great forces Daun's Austrian Army to retreat |
| 3rd Nov Torgau Victory gives Frederick II the Great command of Saxony |
| 1760 | Capture | |
| 3rd Nov Saxony Gains control of Saxony after the battle of Torgau |
| 1760 | Siege of Berlin | |
| 12th Oct Berlin A Russian army burns Berlin but retreats when Frederick the Great relieves it |
| 1762 | Alliance | |
| Tsarina Elizabet dies & is succeeded by the pro-Prussian Peter III |
| 1762 | Battle of Burkersdorf | |
| 21st July Burkersdorf Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrian Army under Daun |
| 1762 | Capture | |
| Silesia Captures Silesia after victory at the battle of Burkersdorf |
| 1762 | Treaty of St Petersburg | |
| 15th May St Petersburg Ends the war between Prussia & Russia, saves Frederick from almost total defeat |
| 15th May St Petersburg Tsar Peter III loans Frederick a Russian army corps |
| 22nd May St Petersburg Ends the war between Prussia & Sweden |
| 22nd May St Petersburg Frederick can now concentrate his forces against |
