Chotusitz, May 17, 1742

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  Frederick the Great's second battle.  Not much artillery and the cavalry is still pretty lack-luster -- but, weirdly enough in a spoiling attack the Bayreuth Dragoons punched a huge hole in the approaching
Austrians.  There they are under Werdeck next to the square.  Most of the attack ended up bouncing various routed formations around (including themselves), but the dragoons in a pretty epic fight did very well:


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Quote from: MengJiao on October 26, 2022, 07:32:58 PM

  Frederick the Great's second battle.  Not much artillery and the cavalry is still pretty lack-luster -- but, weirdly enough in a spoiling attack the Bayreuth Dragoons punched a huge hole in the approaching
Austrians.  There they are under Werdeck next to the square.  Most of the attack ended up bouncing various routed formations around (including themselves), but the dragoons in a pretty epic fight did very well:

   After spoiling attacks and artillery and skirmishing, around 9am both armies are deploying within striking distance: