Talk:1757 raid on Berlin

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Did you know... that after capturing the Prussian capital of Berlin in 1757, cavalrymen of the Holy Roman Empire demanded a dozen pairs of gloves for the Empress as part of the city's ransom?

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--JeffGBot (talk) 22:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gloves

"dozen pairs of gloves", I have it on good authority that they were all left handed. An explanation about significance of gloves would be appreciated. Elendal (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 02:27, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]