Count Pyotr Semyonovich Saltykov was a Russian statesman and military officer, promoted to the rank of field marshal on 18 August 1759. Saltykov is one of the finest commanders in Russian history. The
Portrait by Pietro Rotari, 1760
Saltykov on the monument "Millennium of Russia" in Veliky Novgorod.
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian subcontinent. The prima
Pyotr Saltykov
…1714–1772 Rank Field marshal Commands • Pskov Division • Ukrainian Land Militia Conflicts War of the Polish Succession Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) Seven Years' War Third Silesian War Battle of Zorndorf Battle of Paltzig Battle of Kunersdorf Awards See § Awards Relations House of Saltykov Count Pyotr Semyonovich…
Clockwise from top left: The Battle of Plassey (23 June 1757) The Battle of Carillon (6–8 July 1758) The Battle of Zorndorf (25 August 1758) The Battle of Kunersdorf (12 August 1759)
Prussian Leibgarde battalion at Kolín, 1757
British raid on French settlement of Miramichi (later called Burnt Church, New Brunswick), 1758
The Battle of Kolín in 1757 in Bohemia (the site is now in the Czech Republic)