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Germany in 1762

Historical records for Germany in 1762, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
2Named people
4Places
1Categories

Historical records

May

15 May 1762Treaty of Saint PetersburgFrederick II the Great

Saint Petersburg · Warfare / Seven Years War

Tsar Peter III loans Frederick a Russian army corps. Ends the war between Prussia & Russia, saves Frederick from almost total defeat

22 May 1762Treaty of Saint PetersburgFrederick II the Great

Saint Petersburg · Warfare / Seven Years War

Frederick can now concentrate his forces against Austria. Ends the war between Prussia & Sweden

June

24 June 1762Battle of WilhelmstalKarl I

Wilhelmstal · Warfare / Seven Years War

Helps the Prusso-British Army defeat the French in Westphalia

July

21 July 1762Battle of BurkersdorfFrederick II the Great

Burkersdorf · Warfare / Seven Years War

Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrian Army under Daun

Other Events

1762Alliance Prussia and Peter IIIFrederick II the Great

Warfare / Seven Years War

Tsarina Elizabet dies & is succeeded by the pro-Prussian Peter III

1762Capture of SilesiaFrederick II the Great

Silesia · Warfare / Seven Years War

Captures Silesia after victory at the Battle of Burkersdorf

Names involved

Frederick II the GreatKarl I

Places involved

BurkersdorfSaint PetersburgSilesiaWilhelmstal

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.