dec 16, 1740 - 2. Prussia attacks Austria (December 1740)

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Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) sees an opportunity. He invades Silesia, Austria’s richest province.

This is the War of the Austrian Succession.

There are 2 major sub‑wars inside the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). The 3rd war belongs to the Seven's Year war.

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