Background
After the ascension of Maria Theresa of Austria to the Kingdom of Bohemia (Czech) and Kingdom of Hungary, Frederick II saw an opportunity to quickly invade and annex the province of Silesia (then part of the Czech Crown), which would have added much needed land and population to his kingdom. He took it by storm and nearly had the entire province occupied. His troops settled down into winter quarters and were expecting an easy land-grab when Maria Theresa sent an army of about 20,000 men led by Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg to take back the province and assert herself as a strong monarch.
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