A Robert Asprey book subtitled "The Magnificent Enigma" says that snow at this battle was two feet deep, so one side‟s infantry took two hours to move 1.5 miles across flat ground.
A Robert Asprey book subtitled "The Magnificent Enigma" says that snow at this battle was two feet deep, so one side‟s infantry took two hours to move 1.5 miles across flat ground. The losing head of cavalry, General Romer, was fatally wounded by a musket, and the winning commander declared "We‟ll retreat over the bodies of our enemies." The losing side was led by Swiss veteran General Goldlein, while Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau received a sketch of troop formations from his monarch. This battle saw defeat for an army under Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg by forces led by Field Marshal Schwerin after the winning monarch fled across the Oder River, thinking he had lost. This contest marked the beginning of a war - it was fought four years before Fontenoy and two years before Dettingen. For 10 points, name this battle during the War of the Austrian Succession, a 1741 victory for Frederick the Great in Silesia.
A Robert Asprey book subtitled "The Magnificent Enigma" says that snow at this battle was two feet deep, so one side‟s infantry took two hours to move 1.5 miles across flat ground.
Battle of Mollwitz