Raid on Berlin

Raid on Berlin
Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)

Russians and Austrians devastate the arsenal in Berlin, October 1760
Date3–12 October 1760
Location
Result Berlin occupied for three days
Belligerents
 Prussia  Russia
 Austria
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
Kingdom of Prussia Frederick Eugene of Württemburg
Kingdom of Prussia Johann Dietrich von Hülsen
Russian Empire Zakhar Chernyshev
Russia Gottlieb Heinrich Totleben
Habsburg monarchy Count von Lacy
Strength
18,000

35,000

  • 20,000 Russians[1]
  • 15,000 Austrians[2]
Capture of Berlin on 28 Sep. 1760
(O.S. date; painted by Alexander Kotzebue)

The Raid on Berlin took place in October 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' 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 withdrew. There were later allegations that the Russian commander Count Tottleben had received a personal bribe from the Prussians to spare the city, and he was subsequently tried and found guilty of being a spy.

The future generalissimo of the Russian Empire—Alexander Suvorov—took part in this raid.

  1. ^ Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, Jean-Paul Bled
  2. ^ Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, Jean-Paul Bled