1759 in Russia
| Years in Russia: | 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s |
| Years: | 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 |
Events from the year 1759 in Russia
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Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- Page Corps military academy founded in Saint Petersburg
- May 10 – The Macedonian Hussar Regiment is formed and starts to assist the Russian Empire in the Seven Years' War.
- August 12 – Battle of Kunersdorf: Frederick the Great is rebuffed in bloody assaults, by the combined Austro–Russian army of Pyotr Saltykov and Ernst von Laudon. This is one of Frederick's greatest defeats.[1]
Births
[edit]- Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg, empress of Paul I of Russia (d. 1828)
Deaths
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References
[edit]- ^ Hoetzsch, Otto (1966). The Evolution of Russia. trans. Rhys Evans. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 93.
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