Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)

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The Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) was a pivotal victory of Brandenburg-Prussia over Sweden that marked the rise of Brandenburg-Prussian military power in Northern Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
Duchy of Prussia ⓘ
Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
commander Derfflinger ⓘ
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Georg von Derfflinger ⓘ
Karl Gustav Wrangel ⓘ
linked to: Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Waldemar Wrangel ⓘ
linked to: Carl Gustaf Wrangel
conflictIn Scanian War ⓘ
followedBy Brandenburg-Prussian counteroffensive against Sweden ⓘ
hasAftermath Brandenburg-Prussia gained influence in Northern Germany ⓘ
linked to: Brandenburg-Prussia
hasAlternativeName Battle of Fehrbellin ⓘ
hasCasualties higher Swedish casualties than Brandenburg-Prussian casualties ⓘ
hasCategory 1675 in Europe ⓘ
Battles involving Brandenburg ⓘ
Battles involving Sweden ⓘ
Military history of Prussia ⓘ
hasCountry Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
hasDate 1675-06-28 ⓘ
28 June 1675 ⓘ
hasEra 17th century ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
hasLegacy commemorated in Prussian and German military tradition ⓘ
considered a foundational victory in Prussian military history ⓘ
hasLocation Brandenburg ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
near Fehrbellin ⓘ
hasNotableFigure Frederick William, the Great Elector ⓘ
hasOpposingForces Brandenburg-Prussian field army ⓘ
Swedish field army ⓘ
hasRegion Northern Europe ⓘ
hasSignificance ended the myth of Swedish invincibility on land in Northern Europe ⓘ
enhanced the prestige of Frederick William, the Great Elector ⓘ
marked the rise of Brandenburg-Prussian military power in Northern Europe ⓘ
hasTerrain marshy ground near Fehrbellin ⓘ
hasTheatre Northern European theatre of the Scanian War ⓘ
hasTypeOfWarfare early modern linear warfare ⓘ
opponent Swedish army in Pomerania ⓘ
outcome decisive Brandenburg-Prussian victory ⓘ
partOf Scanian War ⓘ
precededBy Swedish invasion of Brandenburg ⓘ
result Brandenburg-Prussian victory ⓘ
usedFor propaganda for Brandenburg-Prussian military prowess ⓘ

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Scanian War → significantBattle → Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) ⓘ
Swedish campaigns in Pomerania → notableBattle → Battle of Fehrbellin (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)