1757 raid on Berlin

1757 raid on Berlin
Part of the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War)
Der Überfall auf Berlin 1757 by Karl von Blaas, 1865
Date 16 October 1757 Location Berlin, Prussia Result Prussian ransom payment of 250,000 thalers to the Holy Roman Empire
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire	Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Count Hadik	General von Rochow [de]
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.