Battle of Fehrbellin (1758)
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The Battle of Fehrbellin was a battle at Fehrbellin
of the Seven Years' War
between Swedish and Prussian forces fought on September 28, 1758.
The Prussian forces under General Carl Heinrich von Wedel
were attempting to stop the Swedish offensive into Brandenburg
. The Swedish forces held the town, with one gun at each of the three gates.
The Prussians arrived first and managed to break through at the western (Mühlenthor) gate, driving the outnumbered Swedes in disarray through the streets. However, reinforcements arrived, and the Prussians, who had failed to burn the bridge, were forced to retreat.
Fehrbellin
Fehrbellin is a municipality in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It has 9310 inhabitants as of 2005.-History:In 1675, the Battle of Fehrbellin was fought there, in which the troops of Brandenburg defeated those of occupying Sweden...
of the Seven Years' War
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
between Swedish and Prussian forces fought on September 28, 1758.
The Prussian forces under General Carl Heinrich von Wedel
Carl Heinrich von Wedel
Carl Heinrich von Wedel was a Prussian general in the Seven Years War, who fought at the Battle of Fehrbellin in 1758....
were attempting to stop the Swedish offensive into Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
. The Swedish forces held the town, with one gun at each of the three gates.
The Prussians arrived first and managed to break through at the western (Mühlenthor) gate, driving the outnumbered Swedes in disarray through the streets. However, reinforcements arrived, and the Prussians, who had failed to burn the bridge, were forced to retreat.