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External Links : Links related to Saxon Military History For links on general military history sources, go to History of Warfare Main Page Saxon Army in the War of Polish Succession, by Vlad Gromoboy Notes on the Saxon Army, 1700-1717, by Dan Schorr Saxon Auxiliary Corps 1735, from NPI, by Vlad Gromoboy Battle of Kesselsdorf, from Carlyle, History of Frederick the Great ( Projekt Gutenberg), in English Saxon Uhlans 1730-63. on NPI, by Vlad Gromoboy The Saxon Army 1810-1813, from Napoleon Series The Saxon Army 1802-1815, from warflag.com Uniforms, Kingdom of Saxony, 1807-1813, from Histofig The Saxon Army in 1812, from A to Z Antiques, scroll down Heeresdienst in Sachsen (Military Service in Saxony), from Quellen und Lesestoffe der Dresdner Heidedörfer, in German Radeberger Land und Sachsen in Kriegszeiten (Radeberg Area and Saxony in Times of War), from Quellen und Lesestoffe der Dresdner Heidedörfer, in German |
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Printed Reference Reiner Gross, Geschichte Sachsens (History of Saxony), Berlin : Edition Leipzig 2001, 320 pp. |
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Reformation, 1485-1547
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1497 War of Guelders, Duke Albert of Saxony commanding Imperial troops 1498-1500 (1515) Friesland Campaign involving Albertine Saxony 1525 German Peasants War 1532 Kohlhase Feud 1546-1547 Schmalkaldic War 1547-1694 ..... go to narrative history of Saxony 1547-1618 . 1618-1648 . 1648-1694 1550-1551 Siege of Magdeburg 1552 Campaign against Augsburg and Innsbruck 1552 Imperial War against Turks 1553 Campaign against Albrecht Alkibiades von Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1563-1567 Grumbach Quarrels Duke-Elector Albert of Saxony in 1566-1567 executed the Imperial ban against John Frederick Euke of Ernestine Saxony and Wilhelm von Grumbach 1620 Campaign against Bohemia, Saxon troops permanently occupy Lausitz and temporarily parts of Silesia 1629-1648 Thirty Years War, Saxony a belligerent since 1629 1663-1664 Imperial War against Turks in Hungary with Saxon participation 1674 Imperial War against France with Saxon participation 1675-1679 Brandenburgian-Swedish War with Saxon participation 1676 Peasants' Battle of Jerisau, in Barony of Schönburg 1683-1699 Imperial War against the Turks, Saxon troops, 9000 men strong, participated in the Battle of Kahlenberg 1685-1699 Venetian-Turkish War, Saxony renting out troops to Venice (1685-1687) 1689-1697 Imperial War against France (War of the Grand Alliance) 1694-1789 ..... go to narrative history of Saxony 1694-1740 . 1740-1789 1700-1706 Great Northern War, Part I 1709-1721 Great Northern War, Part II 1733-1735 War of Polish Succession 1741-1742 First Silesian War 1744-1745 Second Silesian War 1756 Prussian preemptive strike against Saxony 1760-1763 Seven Years War, Saxony being a belligerent only in the later part of the war 1778-1779 War of Bavarian Succession 1789-1815 ..... go to narrative history of Saxony 1789-1815 . 1790, August, Saxon Peasants Revolt 1792-1797 First War of the Coalition, Saxony participating since Dec. 1792 1805-1806 Second War of the Coalition, Saxony alongside Prussians fighting the French 1807 Third War of the Coalition, Saxon Troops alongside French fighting Prussians and Russians 1809 French War against Austria, Saxon troops fighting alongside French; Schill's band briefly occupies Zittau in Saxony 1812 Napoleon's Russia Campaign, Saxon troops fighting alongside French 1813 Campaign, Saxon troops fighting alongside French; significant numbers switch side; Saxon Volunteer Regiment fights with allies 1815 May, Revolt of Saxon Volunteer Regiment at Liege 1815-1870 ..... go to narrative history of Saxony 1815-1830 . 1830-1849 . 1849-1870 1849 May 3-9 rebellion in Dresden suppressed by Saxon and Prussian troops 1849 German Expedition against Denmark to come to aid of Schleswig-Holstein rebels; expeditionary force, Saxon regiments forming part of, did not see action as the conflict was solved diplomatically. 1864 German-Danish War with participation of a Saxon Troops Contingent 1866 Seven Weeks War Prussia declared War on Saxony, occupied country June 15th; Saxon Army joined Austrian Forces, suffered defeat at Sadowa/Königgrätz July 3rd. |
