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Germany in 1760

Historical records for Germany in 1760, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
7Events
3Named people
6Places
2Categories

Historical records

August

15 August 1760Battle of LiegnitzFrederick II the Great

Liegnitz · Warfare / Seven Years War

Frederick prevents the Russians & Austrians linking up by defeating the Austrians

October

12 October 1760Siege of BerlinFrederick II the Great

Berlin · Warfare / Seven Years War

A Russian army burns Berlin but retreats when Frederick the Great relieves it

November

3 November 1760Battle of TorgauFrederick II the Great

Torgau · Warfare / Seven Years War

Victory gives Frederick II the Great command of Saxony. Frederick II the Great forces Dauns Austrian Army to retreat

3 November 1760Battle of TorgauHans von Zieten

Torgau · Warfare / Seven Years War

Helps Frederick the Great defeat Austria & gain control of Saxony

3 November 1760Capture of SaxonyFrederick II the Great

Saxony · Warfare / Seven Years War

Gains control of Saxony after the Battle of Torgau

21 November 1760Battle of MaxenFrederick II the Great

Maxen · Warfare / Seven Years War

Fredericks army is defeated by an Austron Army led by Daun

Other Events

1760Battle of LandshutFrederick II the Great

Landshut · Warfare / Seven Years War

Austria captures the Prussian army

1760Prussian MilitaryGebhard Leberecht von Blucher Wahlstatt

Warfare / Military

Appointed member of the Prussian military service

Names involved

Frederick II the GreatGebhard Leberecht von Blucher WahlstattHans von Zieten

Places involved

BerlinLandshutLiegnitzMaxenSaxonyTorgau

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.