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It is widely expected in the aftermath …
Years: 1757 - 1757
August
It is widely expected in the aftermath of the Russian victory that Apraksin will follow up the Prussian retreat and eventually overrun all of East Prussia.
Apraxin marches on Königsberg but his troops, lacking in supplies, suffer considerable attrition.
Although Lehwaldt had withdrawn his corps from the battle, the Russians are unable to follow up on the victory.
Apraxin retreats from the province after hearing a false report that Empress Elizabeth has died; he withdraws back into Russia, allegedly to support Peter III as heir to the throne.
Another explanation for his retreat is an epidemic of smallpox that strikes the Russian army, especially the Kalmyks.
Apraxin marches on Königsberg but his troops, lacking in supplies, suffer considerable attrition.
Although Lehwaldt had withdrawn his corps from the battle, the Russians are unable to follow up on the victory.
Apraxin retreats from the province after hearing a false report that Empress Elizabeth has died; he withdraws back into Russia, allegedly to support Peter III as heir to the throne.
Another explanation for his retreat is an epidemic of smallpox that strikes the Russian army, especially the Kalmyks.
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- Augustus III of Poland
- Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
- Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Frederick the Great
- Hans von Lehwaldt
- Heinrich von Brühl
- James Francis Edward Keith
- Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maximilian Ulysses Browne
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
- Pyotr Rumyantsev
- Stepan Fedorovich Apraksin
- Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
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- Austria, Archduchy of
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Cossacks, Don
- Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Kalmyk people
- Bavaria, Electorate of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Russian Empire
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Years: 1757 - 1757
August
Locations
People
- Augustus III of Poland
- Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
- Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Frederick the Great
- Hans von Lehwaldt
- Heinrich von Brühl
- James Francis Edward Keith
- Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Maximilian Ulysses Browne
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
- Pyotr Rumyantsev
- Stepan Fedorovich Apraksin
- Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Cossacks, Don
- Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Kalmyk people
- Bavaria, Electorate of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Russian Empire
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