Battle of Stralsund (1809)
The Battle of Stralsund took place on 31 May 1809 during the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 and the Franco-Swedish War, part of the Napoleonic Wars, between Ferdinand von Schill's freikorps and Napoleonic forces in Stralsund. In a "vicious street battle", the freikorps was defeated and Schill was killed in action.
| Battle of Stralsund | |||||||
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| Part of Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 Franco-Swedish War | |||||||
Schill's death at Stralsund, by Friedrich Hohe | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Prussian Freikorps Swedish landwehr and militia |
France Danish auxiliaries Dutch auxiliaries | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ferdinand von Schill † Friedrich Gustav von Petersson |
Pierre Guillaume Gratien Johann von Ewald | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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990 Prussians 500 Swedes | 5,270 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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300–400 killed and wounded 568 captured | 241 killed and wounded | ||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809:
Rebellion Stralsund
Rebellion Stralsund
The color black indicates the current battle.
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