Siege of Königsberg

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military siege
gptkbp:aftermath Prussian_territory_weakened
gptkbp:alliance Siege tactics employed
Naval_support_from_the_Russian_fleet
gptkbp:awards Prussian_forces_eventually_surrendered
Russian_forces_gained_control_of_the_city.
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:commander General Andrei Saltykov
General_Hans_von_Lehwaldt
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and art
Symbol of military resilience
gptkbp:date 1759
1758
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of cannons
Use of mortars
gptkbp:finaleDate 1759-01-01
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined by historians
Analyzed for military lessons
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated the effectiveness of siege warfare
Key event in the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Letters from military leaders
Reports from the siege
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Königsberg
gptkbp:influence Influenced_future_territorial_disputes_in_Europe
gptkbp:launchDate 1758-08-01
gptkbp:legacy Remembered in local history
Studied in military academies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Königsberg
gptkbp:notableFeature Increased_Russian_influence_in_Eastern_Europe
Contributed_to_the_decline_of_Prussian_power
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
Count_Peter_Saltykov
gptkbp:partOf Seven Years' War
gptkbp:result Russian_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_location_in_the_Baltic_Sea
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Prussia
gptkbp:tactics Blockade
Encirclement tactics
Artillery bombardment
Supply line disruption
Fortifications of Königsberg
Involved siege engines
Involved trench warfare