Great Sleigh Drive
Winter campaign of Frederick William of Brandenburg against Sweden in 1679 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Great Sleigh Drive" (German: Die große Schlittenfahrt) from December 1678 to February 1679 was a daring and bold maneuver using sleighs by Frederick William, the Great Elector of Brandenburg-Prussia, to drive Swedish forces out of the Duchy of Prussia, a territory of his which had been invaded by the Swedes in November 1678.
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Part of Scanian War | |||||||
Frederick William pursues Swedish troops across the frozen Curonian Lagoon; fresco by Wilhelm Simmler, ca. 1891 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Brandenburg-Prussia | Sweden | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frederick William | Henrik Horn | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14,000–15,000[1] 34 guns | 6,000–7,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000–2,000 dead, captured or deserted[2] |
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