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BATTLE OF ZORNDORF

The Battle of Zorndorf was a Prussian victory over the Russians on the 25th of August 1758 at Zorndorf, during the Seven Years War. Zorndorf was the bloodiest battle of the war, with each side sustaining over 10,000 casualties. The Russians were besieging Kostrzyn (then known as Kustrin) with an army of 40,000 when Frederick the Great brought up an army of 25,000 to raise the siege. Frederick attacked the Russian lines and after a day- long battle drove them out and into retreat.
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