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Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin
1757May, 6

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
Kurt Christoph, Graf von Schwerin (26 October 1684 – 6 May 1757) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, one of the leading commanders under Frederick the Great.

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  • 5Jan

    Robert-François Damiens

    Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
  • 6May

    Christopher Smart's asylum confinement

    English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums.
  • 5Nov

    Battle of Rossbach

    Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.
  • 5Dec

    Battle of Leuthen

    Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen - Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.