Holstein troops and the palace coup of 1762
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The coup on June 28, 1762, which led to power, Catherine II, is considered one of the landmark events in the history of Russia of the XVIII century. They look at him, as a rule, with the "Catherine"s" side, and the view of this is often superficient and deprived of objectivity. Who would have thought that at that time when the Guard Bunning in St. Petersburg, and in Oranienbaum Peter III lost the last will to resistance, ships with people, horses, weapons were sent from Konstadt. The chronicle of events shows that the aid was late literally on the day or another ...
The Grand Duke Peter Fedorovich had troops that were given to him from the Father, the Holstein Duke of Charles Friedrich. In the 1750s, Peter tried to increase their number, and the new Holstein parts were no longer formed in Holstein, but in Russia. Oranienbaum became the place of permanent stay of the Russian "of Holstetsev - the favorite residence of the Grand Duct. In 1762, with the arrival of Peter to the real power, the Holstea Corps began the process of turning from the mini-army of German duchy into a full-fledged unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Empire.
About the Holstein troops, their generals, officers, soldiers, and the last period of the service of the Holstein Corps in Russia tells this essay
The Grand Duke Peter Fedorovich had troops that were given to him from the Father, the Holstein Duke of Charles Friedrich. In the 1750s, Peter tried to increase their number, and the new Holstein parts were no longer formed in Holstein, but in Russia. Oranienbaum became the place of permanent stay of the Russian "of Holstetsev - the favorite residence of the Grand Duct. In 1762, with the arrival of Peter to the real power, the Holstea Corps began the process of turning from the mini-army of German duchy into a full-fledged unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Empire.
About the Holstein troops, their generals, officers, soldiers, and the last period of the service of the Holstein Corps in Russia tells this essay
Author:
Author:Egorov V. I.
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
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Series: Rattone
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-9906037-5-2
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