siege, early modern
Siege of Brieg
Siege of Brieg was a siege conducted on 11 April 1741 at Brzeg, in what is now Poland. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: Prussian victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 2,000.
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Record
| Date | 11 April 1741 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Brzeg, Poland 50.867N, 17.483E | |
| Part of | War of the Austrian Succession (1740 to 1748) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Prussian victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Prussia | Habsburg monarchy |
| Commanders | King Frederick II; Kurt von Schwerin | Ottavio Piccolomini |
| Strength | 6,000 | 2,000 |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Mollwitz 10 April 1741
- After: Siege of Prague 1742
- All 35 engagements of War of the Austrian Succession
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Siege of Brieg is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Poland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139565414, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Brieg, revision 1372060259, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.