Battle of Stresow 1715
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 November 1715 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1715 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Germany | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Great Northern War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 54.3528, 13.5734 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Landing on Groß Stresow by an anti-Swedish coalition Prussian, Norwegian, Danish and Saxon troops took place on 15 November 1715 on the island of Rügen during the Great Northern War. At the time, Rügen (nowadays part of Germany) was a possession of the Swedish Empire, the opponent of the coalition forces.
The landing was followed with cavalry assaults from the Swedish defences on the island, commanded by Charles XII king of Sweden who despite the huge numerical disadvantage of - one up against five - chose to attack the fortified camp. The Swedes managed to get past the "Cheval de frise" and break through, but were then rapidly repulsed and routed after taking heavy casualties.
The attack was supposed to work like a needle-manoeuvre: "concentrate the full attack at one point, break through and then destroy the defences from the inside", used by the Swedes fifteen years earlier in the battle of Narva, where they were greatly successful and victorious. The battle had lasted for almost an hour and Charles suffered a bullet wound to his chest, while his horse was shot and killed. Nils Krister von Baumgarten gave his horse to Charles XII, thus allowing the Swedish king to get away.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Stresow (revision 1377871879), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; shortened by selecting paragraphs and trimming at a sentence boundary; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Jasmund (1864) 1864 · 19 km
- Battle of Warksow 1678 · 23 km
- Battle of Rügen (1715) 1715 · 27 km
- Blockade of Stralsund 1757 · 32 km
- Siege of Stralsund (1678) 1678 · 32 km
- Siege of Stralsund (1807) 1807 · 32 km
Other battles of the Great Northern War
- Battle of Pälkäne 1713
- Skirmish at Bender 1713
- Battle of Gangut 1714
- Battle of Napue 1714
- Siege of Tönning 1714
- Battle of Rügen (1715) 1715
- Battle of Dynekilen 1716
- Battle of Gothenburg 1717
- Battle of Strömstad 1717
- Siege of Fredriksten 1718
All 52 battles of the Great Northern War →
Browse more: battles in Germany · Europe · Early modern battles