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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kay canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Kay Context triple: [Battle of Kunersdorf, precededBy, Battle of Kay]
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
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Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Kay Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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C.
Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
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Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Paltzig
ⓘ
Schlacht bei Kay ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | 1759 campaign in Brandenburg and Silesia ⓘ |
| casualtiesPrussia | high casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesRussia | lower than Prussian casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Carl Heinrich von Wedel
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| location |
Uckermark
ⓘ
surface form:
Kay, Neumark
near Züllichau ⓘ |
| militaryBranchPrussia | Prussian Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranchRussia | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Russian tactical victory over Prussian forces
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failure of Prussian attempt to halt Russian advance ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Carl Heinrich von Wedel
ⓘ
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
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| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to the conditions leading to the Battle of Kunersdorf
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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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Subject: Battle of Kay Description of subject: 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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