Episode 2 of 2
Night Storming of Schweidnitz
- When
- Night of September 30/October 1, 1761
- Where
- Prussian fortress town of Schweidnitz
- Part of
- Capture of Schweidnitz
Seizing a fleeting opportunity, Laudon stormed the Prussian town of Schweidnitz on the night of September 30/October 1, 1761.
Despite the frustrations of the campaign, Laudon brilliantly seized his one fleeting opportunity and stormed Schweidnitz on the night of September 30/October 1, 1761. The action crowned his Silesian operations with a captured Prussian stronghold after the failed moves against Bunzelwitz.
Sources
- Ernst Gideon von Laudon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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