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Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf: Russian force under Field Marshal Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin beats a smaller Prussian force commanded by Field Marshal Hans von Lehwaldt, during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf
Part of the Seven Years' War
The Battle of Gross Jägersdorf was a victory for the Russian force under Field Marshal Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin over a smaller Prussian force commanded by Field Marshal Hans von Lehwaldt, during the Seven Years' War. This was the first battle in which Russia engaged during…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin
Russian armies commander during the Seven Years' War (1702–1758)
Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin, a relative of Fyodor M. Apraksin, commanded the Russian armies during the Seven Years' War. He should not be confused with his son Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin, who had a notable military career in the service of Catherine the Great.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hans von Lehwaldt
Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (1685–1768)
Hans von Lehwald(t) (24 June 1685 – 16 November 1768), also known as Johann von Lehwald(t), was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He joined the military in 1700 and participated in all Prussian field operations from the War of Spanish Succession through the Seven Years' War. He…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Seven Years' War
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The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and South Asia. The warring states were Great Britain and Prussia fighting against France and Austria, the respective coalitions…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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