Battle of Neukalen

Battle of Neukalen
Part of the Pomeranian War (Seven Years' War)
Map over the Battle of Neukalen (with a description)
Date 2 January 1762 Location Neukalen, Germany Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Constantin De Carnall	Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling
Strength
4,000[1]	2,000[2]
Casualties and losses
174[3]	350[3]

Map over the battle (cropped)

The Battle of Neukalen was a battle at Neukalen of the Seven Years' War between Swedish and Prussian forces fought on 2 January 1762. The Swedish force under the command of Carl Constantin De Carnall managed to rout the Prussian forces under Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling positioned on a hill next to the town of Malchin. This was the last battle of the Swedish and Prussian troops during the war.^[4] The Swedes had a total of 4,000 men,^[1] in eight 8 battalions and several hundred cavalry. However, only the first line of 2,000 infantry (5 battalions) and 200 cavalry took part in the fighting.^[4] The Prussian force consisted of more than 2,000 men, in 5 battalions, 2 companies and a hussar regiment (10 squadrons).^[2][4] The Swedes had 37 killed and 137 wounded, while the Prussians had 50 killed, 120 wounded, and 180 captured.^[3]

Citations and sources

Citations

1. Heinsius 1762, p. 713.
2. History of Neukalen
3. Flykten från Berlin, Gunnar W Bergman. C. 34.
4. 1762-01-02- Combat of Neu Kalen, Kronoskaf

Sources

• Försök till en Historia öfver det förra Pommerska Kriget: 1757 - 1762, Gustaf von Schantz
• Heinsius, Johann Samuel (1762). Neue genealogisch-historische Nachrichten von den vornehmsten Begebenheiten, welche sich an den europäischen Höfen zugetragen. Volume 13 (in German). Leipzig: Heinsius. OCLC 985612928.