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Holstein troops and the palace coup of 1762

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Holstein troops and the palace coup of 1762
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The coup of June 28, 1762, which brought Catherine II to power, is considered one of the landmark events in the history of Russia in the XVIII century. It is usually viewed from the "Catherine's" side, and this view is often superficial and lacks objectivity. Who would have thought that at the very time when the Guards were revolting in St. Petersburg and Peter III was losing his last will to resist in Oranienbaum, ships with men, horses and weapons were being sent from Kiel to Kronstadt. The chronicle of events shows that the help was late just a day or two ... Grand Duke Peter Fedorovich had troops inherited from his father, the Holstein Duke Karl Friedrich. In the 1750s Peter tried to increase their number, and new Holstein units were formed not in Holstein, and in Russia. The place of permanent residence of "Russian" Holstein became Oranienbaum - the favorite residence of the Grand Duke's court. In 1762, with Peter's accession to real power, the Holstein Corps began the process of transformation from a mini-army of the 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 service of the Holstein Corps in Russia tells this essay.
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