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<small>Hierarchical Path: [[Main Page|Seven Years War (Main Page)]] &gt;&gt; [[Battles]] &gt;&gt; {{PAGENAME}}</small> Prussian Victory ==Description of Events== Part of the Swedish force conducting [[1758 - Swedish campaign in Pomerania|operations in Pomerania]] was foraging in some villages south of Fehrbellin when it was attacked by Prussian cavalry. The hussars charged the Swedish cavalry while the dragoons attacked the [[Västmanlands Infantry]] who had formed a square. The Swedish cavalry routed but the infantry resisted six consecutive cavalry charges before retreating in good order. The Swedes lost 4 officers and 158 men while the Prussian hussars lost 1 officer and 30 men and the dragoons 2 officers and 120 men. ==Map== ''n/a'' ==Order of Battle== ===Prussian Order of Battle=== Commander-in-Chief: ''n/a'' *HR3 [[Wartenberg_Hussars|Möhring Hussars]] (5 sqns) *DR7 [[Plettenberg Dragoons]] (5 sqns) ===Swedish Order of Battle=== Commander-in-chief: ''n/a'' *a detachment of [[Kronprinsens Infantry]] or [[Västerbottens Infantry]] (150 men) *a detachment of [[Västmanlands Infantry]] (300 men) *a detachment of [[Smålands Horse]] (400 men) ==Credit== Original article contributed by [[User:Traveller]] ==References== Säwe, Teofron, “Sveriges deltagande i Sjuåriga Kriget Åren 1757-1762”, page 191 ff., Stockholm, 1915 Schantz, G von, ”Försök till en historia öfver det förra Pommerska kriget”, page 39 ff., Stockholm, 1811 [[Category:Battle]]

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