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Blockade of Stralsund

Blockade of Stralsund was a battle fought in December 1757 at Stralsund, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Pomeranian War, which ran from 1757 to 1762. The recorded result: Prussian forces withdraw.

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FoughtDecember 1757
WhereStralsund, Germany54.309N, 13.082E
OutcomePrussian forces withdraw
BelligerentsPrussiaagainstSweden
Part ofPomeranian War1757 to 1762

Where it sits in the Pomeranian War

Blockade of Stralsund, 1757Battle of Güstow, 1758Battle of Pasewalk, 1760Battle of Neuensund, 1761Battle of Neukalen, 176217571762Blockade of Stralsund, 1757
5 placed engagements of the Pomeranian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateDecember 1757 (month precision)
PlaceStralsund, Germany
54.309N, 13.082E
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • Hans von Lehwaldt
  • Fredrik von Rosen
Blockade of StralsundBlockade of StralsundSiege of StralsundSiege of Stralsund, 1807Siege of Stralsund, 1678Sieges of StralsundSiege of StralsundSiege of StralsundSzczecinLübeckRostockOdenseSvendborgSchwerinSorø100 km54.309N, 13.082E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1628 and 1807.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1757

Blockade of Stralsund is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4927236, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Blockade of Stralsund, revision 1370604654, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.