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Events on Wednesday 16 December 1761 2
1761Russians capture KolbergThe Pomeranian port falls after a long siegeRussian forces under Pyotr Rumyantsev forced the surrender of the Prussian fortress port of Kolberg on the Baltic. Russia gained a supply base in Pomerania and left Frederick the Great close to collapse. Prussia was saved weeks later when Empress Elizabeth died and Russia left the war.
1761Russians capture KolbergThe Pomeranian port falls after a long siegeRussian forces under Pyotr Rumyantsev forced the surrender of the Prussian fortress port of Kolberg on the Baltic. Russia gained a supply base in Pomerania and left Frederick the Great close to collapse. Prussia was saved weeks later when Empress Elizabeth died and Russia left the war.