The Third Silesian War was a conflict between Prussia and an Austrian
alliance that lasted from 1756 to 1763 and confirmed Prussia's control
of Silesia (now in south-western Poland). The war was fought mainly in
Silesia, Bohemia and Upper Saxony and formed one theatre of the Seven
Years' War. It can be viewed as a continuation of the First and Second
Silesian Wars of the previous decade. The war was costly on both sides
and ended inconclusively when neither of the main belligerents could
sustain the conflict any longer. The war began with a Prussian invasion
of Saxony in mid-1756, and it ended in a Prussian diplomatic victory
with the 1763 Treaty of Hubertusburg. The conflict formed part of the
ongoing Austria–Prussia rivalry that would shape German politics for
more than a century. The war enhanced the prestige of Prussia, which was
recognised as a major European power, and of Frederick, who cemented his
reputation as a preeminent military commander. (This article is part of
a featured topic: Silesian Wars.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Silesian_Wars>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1870:
Franco-Prussian War: Prussian forces captured Napoleon III in
Sedan, France, which led to the collapse of the Second French Empire
within days.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sedan>
1957:
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began an official
visit to Australia, the first by a foreign incumbent head of state to
the country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem_presidential_visit_to_Australia>
1992:
An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw off the coast of Nicaragua
became the first tsunami earthquake to be captured on modern broadband
seismic networks.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Nicaragua_earthquake>
1998:
A fire on Swissair Flight 111, en route from New York City to
Geneva, caused the aircraft to crash into the Atlantic Ocean, killing
all 229 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_Flight_111>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
inthronize:
(obsolete) To enthrone.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inthronize>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There are conditions of blindness so voluntary that they become
complicity.
--Paul Bourget
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Bourget>