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Battle of Kunersdorf

1759 · 18th century · Part of the Seven Years' War

The Battle of Kunersdorf was fought on 12 August 1759 near Frankfurt an der Oder in the Seven Years' War. A Russian army under Pyotr Saltykov and an Austrian corps under Ernst Gideon von Laudon crushed Frederick II's Prussian army, which lost about half its men. Frederick briefly despaired, but the allies failed to follow up their victory.

Battle of Kunersdorf
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Kunersdorf. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-kunersdorf
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