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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| alliedForcesComposition |
combined Russian and Austrian army
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| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Kunowice
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| AustrianCommander |
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
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| belligerent |
Habsburg Monarchy
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Kingdom of Prussia → Russian Empire → |
| campaign |
1759 campaign of the Seven Years' War
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| commander |
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
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Frederick II of Prussia → Frederick the Great → Leopold I, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel → Pyotr Saltykov → |
| conflictOf |
Seven Years' War
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| countryAtTime |
Kingdom of Prussia
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| date |
1759-08-12
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| followedBy |
Russian advance toward Berlin (1759)
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| FrederickAssessment |
Frederick the Great considered it his worst defeat
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| front |
Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
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| location |
Kunersdorf
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near Frankfurt an der Oder → |
| notableEvent |
near-annihilation of the Prussian army
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| partOf |
Third Silesian War
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| precededBy |
Battle of Kay
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| presentDayLocation |
Kunowice, Poland
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| PrussianCasualties |
around 19,000–20,000 killed, wounded or captured
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| PrussianCommander |
Frederick the Great
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Leopold I, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel → |
| PrussianObjective |
to destroy the Russian army and relieve pressure on Brandenburg
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| result |
Prussian defeat
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decisive Russo-Austrian victory → |
| RussianCommander |
Pyotr Saltykov
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| RussoAustrianCasualties |
around 15,000–18,000 killed or wounded
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| RussoAustrianObjective |
to defeat the main Prussian field army and open the road to Berlin
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| 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
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| strengthRussoAustrian |
approximately 60,000–70,000 soldiers
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| tacticalOutcome |
Russo-Austrian forces held the field
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| terrainFeature |
Judenberg heights
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Mühlberg hill → swamps and ponds near the Oder River → |
| year |
1759
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Seven Years' War
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Third Silesian War → |
majorBattle |
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Russian advance toward Berlin (1759)
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after |
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Mühlberg hill
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conflictEvent |
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Battle of Kay
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followedBy |
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Kunowice, Poland
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notableEvent |
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Mühlberg hill
("Battle of Kunersdorf battlefield")
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partOf |
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Mühlberg hill
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significantDuring |