Battle of Kay
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The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Paltzig
ⓘ
Schlacht bei Kay ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | 1759 campaign in Brandenburg and Silesia ⓘ |
| casualtiesPrussia | high casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesRussia | lower than Prussian casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kingdom of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Carl Heinrich von Wedel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyotr Saltykov ⓘ |
| commandStructurePrussia |
Prussian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the Kingdom of Prussia
|
| commandStructureRussia | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| date | 23 July 1759 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kunersdorf ⓘ |
| geographicalRegion | Neumark region ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
artillery units
ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| impactOnMonarch | undermined Frederick the Great’s operational options before Kunersdorf ⓘ |
| involvedMonarch | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Uckermark
ⓘ
surface form:
Kay, Neumark
near Züllichau ⓘ |
| militaryBranchPrussia | Prussian Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranchRussia | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Russian tactical victory over Prussian forces
ⓘ
failure of Prussian attempt to halt Russian advance ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Carl Heinrich von Wedel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyotr Saltykov ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Silesian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russian advance into Brandenburg ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentOf |
Prussian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian army
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Russian army
|
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to the conditions leading to the Battle of Kunersdorf
ⓘ
enabled Russian advance toward the Oder River ⓘ weakened Frederick the Great’s strategic position ⓘ |
| strengthPrussia | about 26,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthRussia | about 40,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1759 ⓘ |
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