Siege of Küstrin

The siege of Küstrin (Cüstrin) in 1758 was a siege of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). It was conducted by the Russians against the fortified town of Küstrin in Prussia (now in Poland).

Siege of Küstrin
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date 15–24 August 1758 Location Küstrin, Brandenburg Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Schack von Wittenau	William Fermor
Strength
75 guns	Unknown
Casualties and losses
318 houses destroyed	11 killed, 36 wounded

Aftermath

The Russian besiegers probably did not intend for the town to experience such destruction. Nevertheless, when the Prussian army saw how the Russian bombardment devastated the city it became a major cause for Prussian animosity towards the Russian army. However, this devastation was not necessarily unique to Küstrin. The sieges against Zittau (1757) and Dresden (1760) also were particularly destructive in an era generally characterized by restraint.

References

Duffy, Christopher. The Military Experience in the Age of Reason. Atheneum, 1988 pp. 7, 9, 293.