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Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.

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Seven Years' War

Global war among European powers (1756–1763)

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…
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1760 raid on Berlin

1760 battle of the Third Silesian War

The Raid on Berlin took place in October 1760 during the Third Silesian War when Austrian and Russian forces occupied the Prussian capital of Berlin for several days. After raising money from the city, and with the approach of further Prussian reinforcements, the occupiers…
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