The Swedish squadron under Ruthensparre moves into…

August 1759 CE

The Swedish squadron under Ruthensparre moves into the Oder at the start of August 1759, moving towards the Stettin lagoon.

On August 8 it forces the defenses of Peenemünde and penetrates the western half of the lagoon (called Kleines Haff, or Little Lagoon, by the Germans).

On August 22 the Swedes win an initial engagement against a fleet under captain von Köller off Anclam.

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Anklam Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany View →

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Augustin Ehrensvärd View → Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel View → Frederick the Great View → Maria Theresa View →

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Austria, Archduchy of View → Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of View → Saxony, Electorate of View → Holy Roman Empire View → Sweden, (second) Kingdom of View → Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Bavaria, Electorate of View → Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover) View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of View → Prussia, Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Pomerania, Swedish View → Russian Empire View →

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Seven Years' War View → Pomeranian War View → Frisches Haff, Battle of View →

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