Kuwersdorf,

Kuwersdorf, a village in Prussia, 4 miles E. of Frankfort-on-the-Oder, was the scene of one of the most remarkable battles of the Seven Years' War, fought on 12th August 1759, in which Frederick the Great with 48,000 men, after gaining a half victory, was completely defeated by the allied Russians and Austrians, 78,000 men strong. The Prussian loss was 18,500 men, with almost all their artillery and baggage, while their opponents lost 16,000 men.