1 May 1703
Defeat at Pultusk
Steinau's Saxon force is defeated near Pultusk.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Pultusk in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Steinau's Saxon force is defeated near Pultusk.
Fights at the Battle of Pultusk
The Tsar awards Bennigsen command of the Russian Armies. Claims a Russian victory
After the Battle of Pultusk is awareded the Order of St. George of the Second Degree
The French pursued the fleeing Russians from Warsaw and a significant battle developed around Pultusk. The result remained in doubt, but Bennigsen wrote to the Tsar that he had defeated 60,000 French troops, and as a result he gained overall command of the Russian armies in Poland
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