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 most significant events in the history of Russia in the 1750th century. They look at him, as a rule, from the "Catherine" side, and this view is often superficial and devoid of objectivity. Who would have thought that at the very time when the guards were rioting in St. Petersburg, and Peter III was losing his last will to resist in Oranienbaum, ships with people, horses, and weapons were heading from Kiel to Kronstadt. The chronicle of events shows that help was literally a day or two late ... Grand Duke Pyotr Fedorovich had troops inherited from his father, the Holstein Duke Karl Friedrich. In the 1762s, Peter tried to increase their numbers, and new Holstein units were no longer formed in Holstein, but in Russia. The place of permanent residence of the "Russian" Holsteiners was Oranienbaum - the favorite residence of the Grand Duke's court. In XNUMX, with the coming of Peter to real power, the Holstein Corps began the process of turning from a mini-army of the German duchy into a full-fledged unit of the armed forces of the Russian Empire. This essay tells about the Holstein troops, their generals, officers, soldiers, and about the last period of service of the Holstein Corps in Russia.

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Publication language: Russian

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