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Battle of Fehrbellin

Battle of Fehrbellin was a battle fought on 28 June 1675 at Fehrbellin, in what is now Germany; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Scanian War, which ran from 1675 to 1679. The recorded result: Brandenburgian victory. Recorded strength: 6,000–7,000 men,; 13 cannons against 7,000,; 28 cannons.

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Battle of Fehrbellin
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Fought28 June 1675lasted 1 day
WhereFehrbellin, Germany52.800N, 12.767E
OutcomeBrandenburgian victory
BelligerentsBrandenburg-PrussiaagainstSwedish Empire
Casualties and losses500 killed and woundedand500–600 killed, wounded and captured
Part ofScanian War1675 to 1679

Where it sits in the Scanian War

Battle of Rathenow, 1675Battle of Nauen, 1675Battle of Fehrbellin, 1675Bremen-Verden Campaign, 1675Siege of Wismar, 1675Battle of Öland, 1676Landing at Ystad, 1676Siege of Landskrona, 1676Siege of Christianstad, 1676Battle of Halmstad, 1676Battle of Lund, 1676Battle of Køge Bay, 1677Jämtland campaign of 1677, 1677Siege of Kristianopel, 1677Siege of Karlshamn, 1677Battle of Møn, 1677Siege of Malmö, 1677Battle of Marstrand, 1677Battle of Landskrona, 1677Battle of Uddevalla, 1677Battle of Warksow, 1678Siege of Bohus Fortress, 1678Siege of Helsingborg, 1678Siege of Stralsund, 1678, 167816751678Battle of Fehrbellin, 1675
24 placed engagements of the Scanian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 June 1675
to 29 June 1675
PlaceFehrbellin, Germany
52.800N, 12.767E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength6,000–7,000 men,; 13 cannons7,000,; 28 cannons
Casualties and losses500 killed and wounded500–600 killed, wounded and captured
Commanders
  • Waldemar von Wrangel
Battle of FehrbellinBattle of FehrbellinBattle of NauenBattle of GranseeBattle of WittstockBattle of TornowBattle of BerlinBattle of NauenBattle of GranseeBattle of WittstockBattle of TornowBattle of BerlinSzczecinLübeckMagdeburgPotsdamCottbusBraunschweigSchwerin100 km52.800N, 12.767E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: PR ARMYDefender: SW ARMY
Strength6,0006,400
Casualties500 (8.3%)2,500 (39.1%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1094
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width3.4 km2 km
Attacker advanced6.4 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 38), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Fehrbellin is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q695057, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fehrbellin, revision 1385092862, 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.