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7 ore fa · His once-invincible Grande Armée had been decimated during the disastrous Russian campaign, and the Sixth Coalition, comprising Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden, was closing in on all fronts. Desperate for a decisive victory to turn the tide, Napoleon set his sights on the Russo-Prussian forces gathering near the small town of Lutzen.
7 ore fa · 1756, Coup of 1756 in Sweden: Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen of Sweden, attempted to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the Estates and reinstate absolute monarchy in Sweden. The plot was exposed and subdued shortly before it was intended to begin. 1762, Russia: A coup by Catherine the Great forced the abdication of Peter III of Russia.
