 Kutevera kutanga kwehondo pamusoro pekutonga kweSilesian zvakare, Hondo yechitatu yeSilesian yakatanga, iyo yaizova chikamu cheHondo yeMakore manomwe yakakura, iyo pachayo ine simba rakakura pane ramangwana renyika yose. Muna 1756, chikwata ichi chakabatanidzwa mukuvharirwa kweRoyal Saxon Army muPirna apo hondo huru yePrussian yakabatana neAustria muHondo yeLobositz 1 Gumiguru. Musi waMay 6, 1757, regiment yakarasikirwa nezvikamu zviviri kubva muzvitatu zvevanhu vayo 22 maofficial nevarume 1,168 panguva yeKukombwa kwePrague kwakakundikana. Pakupera kwaNyamavhuvhu, chikwata ichi chaive chikamu cheuto diki rePrussian rakaunganidzwa nekukurumidza kuDresden kupikisa mauto eFranco-Imperial achipinda muSaxony. Chirongwa ichi chakabva chorwa muhondo yeRossbach 5 Mbudzi, Hondo yeLeuthen5 December, uye pakupedzisira Kukombwa kweBreslau 7-20 December. 