Battle of Kunersdorf. The engraving of the 18th century. The Battle of Kunersdorf occurred on 12 August 1759 near Kunersdorf (now Kunowice, Poland) immediately east of Frankfurt an der Oder (the second-largest city in Prussia). Part of the Third Silesian War and the wider Seven Years' War, the battle involved over 100,000 men. An Allied army commanded by Pyotr Saltykov and Ernst Gideon von Laudon that included 41,000 Russians and 18,500 Austrians defeated Frederick the Great's army of 50,900 Prussians.

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Size: 5869px × 3440px
Location: Kunowice, Poland
Photo credit: © Archive Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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