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Title
Frederick II’s Last Battle
Description
Battle of Burkersdorf (1762)
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1762-07-21
Scenario#
A320
Location
Burkersdorf, Poland
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Burkersdorf was a battle fought on 21 July 1762 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War). A Prussian army of 40,000 men fought an Austrian army of around 30,000 men. After the death of Elizabeth of Russia, czarina of Russia, her nephew Peter III came to the throne. Peter was a great admirer of Frederick the Great and all things Prussian, and Frederick used this to his advantage. Peter promptly withdrew his army from the war, abandoned Russian-occupied East Prussia, and signed a treaty of peace with Frederick. Peter then sent a force to aid the Prussian army in the campaign against the Austrians.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Burkersdorf (1762)
External Link
Combatants
Prussia
Austria
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