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Battle of Gadebusch

The Battle of Gadebusch or Wakenstädt (20 December 1712) was Sweden's final great victory in the Great Northern War. It was fought by the Swedes to prevent the loss of the city of Stralsund to Danish and Saxon forces.

Battle of Gadebusch
Battle of Gadebusch · Magnus Rommel (1678–1735), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
20 Dec 1712
Where
Gadebusch
Era
Early Modern

Topics

Germany1,250 BCE – todayDenmark800 CE – today

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