The Battle of Neukalen was a battle at Neukalen of the Seven Years' War between Swedish and Prussian forces fought on 2 January 1762. The Swedish force under the command of Carl Constantin De Carnall managed to rout the Prussian forces under Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling positioned on a hill next to the town of Malchin. This was the last battle of the Swedish and Prussian troops during the war.[4] The Swedes had a total of 4,000 men,[1] in eight 8 battalions and several hundred cavalry. However, only the first line of 2,000 infantry (5 battalions) and 200 cavalry took part in the fighting.[4] The Prussian force consisted of more than 2,000 men, in 5 battalions, 2 companies and a hussar regiment (10 squadrons).[2][4] The Swedes had 37 killed and 137 wounded, while the Prussians had 50 killed, 120 wounded, and 180 captured.[3]
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Part of the Pomeranian War (Seven Years' War) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
4,000[1] | 2,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
174[3] | 350[3] |
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Citations and sources
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edit- ^ a b Heinsius 1762, p. 713.
- ^ a b History of Neukalen
- ^ a b c Flykten från Berlin, Gunnar W Bergman. C. 34.
- ^ a b c 1762-01-02- Combat of Neu Kalen, Kronoskaf
Sources
edit- Försök till en Historia öfver det förra Pommerska Kriget: 1757 - 1762, Gustaf von Schantz
- Heinsius, Johann Samuel (1762). Neue genealogisch-historische Nachrichten von den vornehmsten Begebenheiten, welche sich an den europäischen Höfen zugetragen. Volume 13 (in German). Leipzig: Heinsius. OCLC 985612928.