The Battle of Kunersdorf, 1 August 1759
Alexander von Kotzebue · 1848
Why it's great
Frederick the Great of Prussia is badly defeated by the Russians and Austrians at the Battle of Kunersdorf on August 1, 1759, in the Seven Years' War, which was fought in Europe, India and North America. Alexander von Kotzebue painted it in 1848.
🏛️ Part of history
The Seven Years' War & the End of New France (1754–1763) — Frederick the Great of Prussia is badly defeated by the Russians and Austrians at the Battle of Kunersdorf on August 1, 1759, in the Seven Years' War, which was fought in Europe, India and North America.
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Alexander von Kotzebue was a Russian painter born in Königsberg in 1815, the son of the famous German dramatist. He became a battle painter for the Russian tsars and later lived in Munich. He died in Munich in 1889.
