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	2,000
Casualties and losses
174	350

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. The Swedes had a total of 4,000 men, 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. The Prussian force consisted of more than 2,000 men, in 5 battalions, 2 companies and a hussar regiment (10 squadrons). The Swedes had 37 killed and 137 wounded, while the Prussians had 50 killed, 120 wounded, and 180 captured.

Citations and sources

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.