Table of Contents

· Introduction · Austria and the Holy Roman Empire · The Coming of the Hungarians · The Austro-Hungarian Union · Brandenburg-Prussia Challenges Austria · The War of the Austrian Succession · The First Silesian War · The Second Silesian War · Maria Theresa’s Imperial Reforms · The Seven Years War · The Prussian Recovery · The Final Stages · Finale · The Plates

About the Author

Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Seaton (Retd.) is the author of many books on 19th century military history and he is an expert on modern Russian history. His other titles for Osprey in the Men-at-Arms series include MAA 4 The Army of the German Empire 1870–88 and MAA 16 Frederick the Great’s Army.