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Zorndorf 1758: Frederick faces Holy Mother Russia

By Adam Hook , Simon Millar

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841766966, 1841766968
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
49 MB (51345310 bytes)
Series
Campaign 125
Pages
96\96
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
18th Century;Military;Military History

Description

Osprey's study of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). In January 1758 Count Wilhelm Fermor marched into East Prussia at the head of 45,000 Russians. Frederick the Great was dismissive of the Russian army and failed to take the threat seriously. With the Russians laying siege to the fortress of Cüstrin, Frederick crossed the River Oder and cut their supply lines. On 25 August the two armies met at Zorndorf. This book details the bitter day-long battle in which the Russian infantry refused to buckle. Casualties were horrific, the Russians losing almost half their army. Frederick had managed to stave off the Russian threat but his opinion of their army had changed dramatically.

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