Battle of Kay

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The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Paltzig ⓘ
Schlacht bei Kay ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign 1759 campaign in Brandenburg and Silesia ⓘ
casualtiesPrussia high casualties ⓘ
casualtiesRussia lower than Prussian casualties ⓘ
combatant Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
commander Carl Heinrich von Wedel ⓘ
Pyotr Saltykov ⓘ
commandStructurePrussia Army of the Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussian Army
commandStructureRussia Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
date 23 July 1759 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Kunersdorf ⓘ
geographicalRegion Neumark region ⓘ
hasParticipant artillery units ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
impactOnMonarch undermined Frederick the Great’s operational options before Kunersdorf ⓘ
involvedMonarch Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
location Kay, Neumark ⓘ
linked to: Uckermark

near Züllichau ⓘ
militaryBranchPrussia Prussian Army ⓘ
militaryBranchRussia Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
notableFor Russian tactical victory over Prussian forces ⓘ
failure of Prussian attempt to halt Russian advance ⓘ
opponentCommander Carl Heinrich von Wedel ⓘ
Pyotr Saltykov ⓘ
partOf Third Silesian War ⓘ
precededBy Russian advance into Brandenburg ⓘ
primaryOpponentOf Prussian army ⓘ
linked to: Prussian Army

Russian army ⓘ
result Russian victory ⓘ
strategicEffect contributed to the conditions leading to the Battle of Kunersdorf ⓘ
enabled Russian advance toward the Oder River ⓘ
weakened Frederick the Great’s strategic position ⓘ
strengthPrussia about 26,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthRussia about 40,000 soldiers ⓘ
theatre European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
year 1759 ⓘ

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