Battle of Gadebusch
1712 battle of the Great Northern War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Gadebusch or Wakenstädt (20 December 1712) was Sweden's final great victory in the Great Northern War. It was fought by the Swedes to prevent the loss of the city of Stralsund to Danish and Saxon forces.
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Battle of Gadebusch | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
Magnus Stenbock at Gadebusch, unknown author | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire |
Denmark–Norway Electorate of Saxony | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Magnus Stenbock |
Frederick IV Jobst von Scholten Jacob Heinrich von Flemming | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,500:[a] 6,000 horse, 20 or 30 cannon |
17,000:[b] 4,900 Danish horse, 3,800 Saxon horse, 14 cannon | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,600:[c] 1,022 wounded |
6,500:[d] 4,000 captured (of which 1,500 were wounded) | ||||||
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