Raid on Berlin
1760 battle of the Third Silesian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1757 raid on Berlin, see related article.
For air raids on Berlin, see Bombing of Berlin in World War II.
The Raid on Berlin took place in October 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) when Austrian and Russian forces occupied the Prussian capital of Berlin for several days. After raising money from the city, and with the approach of further Prussian reinforcements, the occupiers withdrew. There were later allegations that the Russian commander Count Tottleben had received a personal bribe from the Prussians to spare the city, and he was subsequently tried and found guilty of being a spy.
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Raid on Berlin | |||||||
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Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War) | |||||||
Russians and Austrians devastate the arsenal in Berlin, October 1760 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Prussia |
Russia Austria | ||||||
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz Frederick Eugene of Württemburg Johann Dietrich von Hülsen |
Zakhar Chernyshev Gottlieb Heinrich Totleben Count von Lacy | ||||||
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18,000 |
35,000 |
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The future generalissimo of the Russian Empire — Alexander Suvorov — took part in this raid.