battle, early modern

Battle of Güstow

Name: Battle of Güstow
Location: Sweden

Battle of Güstow was a battle fought in 1758 in what is now Sweden. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Pomeranian War, which ran from 1757 to 1762. The recorded result: Prussian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,100 infantry; 500 cavalry; 4 guns.

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Fought1758

WhereSweden53.322N, 13.787E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePrussian victory

BelligerentsPrussiaagainstSweden

Part ofPomeranian War1757 to 1762

Where it sits in the Pomeranian War

5 placed engagements of the Pomeranian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1758 (year precision)
Place	Sweden 53.322N, 13.787E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	Unknown	1,100 infantry; 500 cavalry; 4 guns

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Tornow 1758, 44 km SW
Battle of Cedynia AD 972, 47 km E
Assault on Greifenhagen 1630, 47 km E
Siege of Stettin 1659, 52 km E
Siege of Stettin 1677, 52 km E

In the same war

Before: Blockade of Stralsund December 1757
After: Battle of Pasewalk 1760
All 5 engagements of Pomeranian War

Elsewhere in 1758

Battle of Güstow is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18448899, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Güstow, revision 1370442387, 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.