battle, early modern
1757 Berlin raid
1757 Berlin raid was a battle fought on 16 October 1757 at Berlin, in what is now Germany. It was part of Third Silesian War, which ran from 1756 to 1763. The recorded result: Holy Roman Empire victory. Recorded strength: 5,100-strong raiding party (including troops assigned to guard supply bases) against 5,521-strong Berlin garrison.
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Where it sits in Third Silesian War
Record
| Date | 16 October 1757 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Berlin, Germany 52.523N, 13.411E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Prussian ransom payment of 250,000 thalers to the Holy Roman Empire | |
| Strength | 5,100-strong raiding party (including troops assigned to guard supply bases) | 5,521-strong Berlin garrison |
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Nearest engagements
- Raid on Berlin 1760, 0.6 km SW
- Battle of Berlin 1945, 2.4 km W
- Battle in Berlin 1945, 2.4 km W
- Battle of Großbeeren 1813, 21 km S
- Battle of Nauen 1675, 38 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1757 and 1945.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Prague May 1757
- After: Siege of Breslau 7 December 1757
- All 5 engagements of Third Silesian War
Elsewhere in 1757
- Battle of Plassey India
- Battle of Rossbach Germany
- Battle of Kolín Czech Republic
- Battle of Leuthen Poland
- Battle of Prague Czech Republic
1757 Berlin raid is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q322882, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1757 raid on Berlin, revision 1383705786, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.