Following the disastrous conclusion to the campaign of 1757, the Austrian Army regrouped in Bohemia. Meanwhile, the King of Prussia sought to complete his reconquest of Silesia before seizing the initiative and thrusting directly towards Vienna. In his path stood the town of Olm tz, which would prove to be a high-tide mark of the war.
Over the next three years, Austria and her allies inflicted a series of heavy defeats on the Prussians at Hochkirch,...
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