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1757 raid on Berlin
| 1757 raid on Berlin | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War) | |||||||
 Der Überfall auf Berlin 1757 by Karl von Blaas, 1865 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Holy Roman Empire |
 Kingdom of Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Count Hadik |
General von Rochow | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,100-strong raiding party (including troops assigned to guard supply bases) | 5,521-strong Berlin garrison | ||||||
The 1757 raid on Berlin took place during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War). Cavalrymen of the Holy Roman Empire attacked and briefly occupied Berlin, the capital of Prussia.
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