House of History | The Battle of Chotusitz, 1742 ⚔️ | Frederick the Great's First Silesian War (1740-1742) @HoH | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
On the evening of May 16, 1742, Frederick II, King of Prussia and his 10.000-strong army set up camp somewhere in Bohemia. The men lit their campfires and began cooking, while Frederick talked strategy with his officers. Then, a messenger suddenly entered the camp. His horse out of breath, he handed Frederick a letter written by his general marching with the remainder of his army, around one day’s march behind him.
The day before Frederick passed a minor Austrian encampment nearby the town of Chotusitz. Thinking nothing of it, he continued his march. This letter, however, revealed the encampment they passed wasn’t minor. It housed a 28.000-strong Habsburg army, chasing Frederick. His general urged him to turn around immediately, as there was no doubt in his mind his army would face battle at the break of dawn.
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0:00 Introduction
1:01 After the Battle of Mollwitz
7:23 The Battle of Chotusitz
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The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less.
Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable!
If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it!
Sources:
Blanning, Tim. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin UK, 2015.
Clark, Christopher M. Iron kingdom: the rise and downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Harvard University Press, 2006.
Duffy, Christopher. Frederick the Great: a military life. Routledge, 2015.
Fraser, David. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin Uk, 2000.
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On the evening of May 16, 1742, Frederick II, King of Prussia and his 10.000-strong army set up camp somewhere in Bohemia. The men lit their campfires and began cooking, while Frederick talked strategy with his officers. Then, a messenger suddenly entered the camp. His horse out of breath, he handed Frederick a letter written by his general marching with the remainder of his army, around one day’s march behind him.
The day before Frederick passed a minor Austrian encampment nearby the town of Chotusitz. Thinking nothing of it, he continued his march. This letter, however, revealed the encampment they passed wasn’t minor. It housed a 28.000-strong Habsburg army, chasing Frederick. His general urged him to turn around immediately, as there was no doubt in his mind his army would face battle at the break of dawn.
Consider supporting HoH:
►Patreon: patreon.com/HouseofHistory
►Become a channel member:
youtube.com/channel/UCjvbQ_ZRQ0EH6qVYQ9ApXCw/join
►Leave a tip: paypal.me/HouseofHistory
Check out House of History: the Podcast
►iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/house-of-history-the-podcast/id1549558236
►Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/71f9cyleacVjQiSCEP2VGh?si=tGsietBeSD2q589fKDWsdg
Socials:
►Check out my blog: houseofhistory.co
►My Twitter: twitter.com/Oscar_HoH
My videos tend to get arbitrarily demonetized. That is why I decided to open up a Patreon where people can support the channel. If you decide to pledge as little as 1$/month you will gain access to a monthly series exclusive to my Patrons!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:01 After the Battle of Mollwitz
7:23 The Battle of Chotusitz
Watch my documentary series:
►History of Prussia playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJjSlui3iOOz0P3KI7-v3o5
►End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjLnVJY6NyQX8JlVApf40DLs
►World War 2 playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjLYTXde713nRftdAPj7YW_a
►Hitler's Spies playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJGQ4c1q7mQhTh5vM54_17o
The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less.
Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable!
If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it!
Sources:
Blanning, Tim. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin UK, 2015.
Clark, Christopher M. Iron kingdom: the rise and downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Harvard University Press, 2006.
Duffy, Christopher. Frederick the Great: a military life. Routledge, 2015.
Fraser, David. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin Uk, 2000.
Written by House of History
Music courtesy of epidemicsound.com
Cinematic footage is from Total War: Empire recorded by House of History.
Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons
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