Battle of Kay

Battle of Kay
Part of the Seven Years' War
Date July 23, 1759 Location Kay, modern-day Poland Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Heinrich van Wedel	Pyotr Saltykov
Strength
28,000 men	47,000 men
Casualties and losses
8,300 men	<5,000 men

The Battle of Kay (or "Paltzig") (in Kije, now in Poland) was a battle fought on July 23, 1759 during the Seven Years' War.

General von Wedel, the commander of the Prussian army of 28,000 men unwisely attacked a larger Russian army of 47,000 men commanded by Count Pyotr Saltykov, and was defeated. The Prussians lost 8,300 men; the Russians lost less than 5,000 men. After the battle Frederick determined to force the Russians into a decisive engagement in order to prevent them joining up with the main Austrian army, however he was defeated at Kunersdorf by a combined Russian-Austrian army.

Please note: figures are also given of 26,000 Prussians and 70,000 Russians, although that's unlikely, since Saltykov had 41,000 men at Kunersdorf three weeks later.