Battle of Kunersdorf
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The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kunersdorf canonical | 16 |
| Battle of Kunersdorf (1759) | 1 |
| Battle of Kunersdorf battlefield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Kunersdorf Context triple: [Seven Years' War, majorBattle, Battle of Kunersdorf]
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Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Kunersdorf Target entity description: The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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A.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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B.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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C.
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alliedForcesComposition | combined Russian and Austrian army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Kunowice ⓘ |
| AustrianCommander | Ernst Gideon von Laudon ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | 1759 campaign of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| commander |
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
Leopold I, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ⓘ Pyotr Saltykov ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| date | 1759-08-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Russian advance toward Berlin (1759) ⓘ |
| FrederickAssessment | Frederick the Great considered it his worst defeat ⓘ |
| front |
Third Silesian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
|
| location |
Kunersdorf
ⓘ
near Frankfurt an der Oder ⓘ |
| notableEvent | near-annihilation of the Prussian army ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Silesian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Kay ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Kunowice, Poland ⓘ |
| PrussianCasualties | around 19,000–20,000 killed, wounded or captured ⓘ |
| PrussianCommander |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
Leopold I, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ⓘ |
| PrussianObjective | to destroy the Russian army and relieve pressure on Brandenburg ⓘ |
| result |
Prussian defeat
ⓘ
decisive Russo-Austrian victory ⓘ |
| RussianCommander | Pyotr Saltykov ⓘ |
| RussoAustrianCasualties | around 15,000–18,000 killed or wounded ⓘ |
| RussoAustrianObjective | to defeat the main Prussian field army and open the road to Berlin ⓘ |
| significance |
major turning point in the Seven Years' War
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one of Frederick the Great's worst defeats ⓘ threatened the survival of the Prussian state ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
brought Prussia close to collapse
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temporarily eliminated Prussia's main field army ⓘ |
| strengthPrussia | approximately 50,000–60,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthRussoAustrian | approximately 60,000–70,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Russo-Austrian forces held the field ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
Mühlberg hill
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surface form:
Judenberg heights
Mühlberg hill ⓘ swamps and ponds near the Oder River ⓘ |
| year | 1759 ⓘ |
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