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Events on Thursday 1 October 1761 2
1761Austrians storm SchweidnitzLaudon takes the key Silesian fortress in a night assaultAustrian forces under Ernst Gideon von Laudon took the Prussian fortress of Schweidnitz in a surprise night assault. Losing it allowed Austrian troops to spend the winter in Silesia. It was a serious blow to Frederick the Great at the low point of his war.
1761Austrians storm SchweidnitzLaudon takes the key Silesian fortress in a night assaultAustrian forces under Ernst Gideon von Laudon took the Prussian fortress of Schweidnitz in a surprise night assault. Losing it allowed Austrian troops to spend the winter in Silesia. It was a serious blow to Frederick the Great at the low point of his war.