The two fleets again face each other,…
September 1759 CE
The Swedish ships commanded by Wilhelm von Carpellan are ranged in four lines—in the first are the most powerful ships (four thirteen-gun galleys armed), then four five-gun demi-galleys (with mixed sail and oar propulsion), then three sloops and one ship with howitzers, and finally a line of thirteen gunboats.
For their part, the Prussians have four galiots and four galleys with twelve cannon each as well as five canonnières.
Once within range, the Swedes place themselves in a single line.
However, the three Swedish demi-galleys and nine gunboats sail towards the south where unidentified sailing vessels have appeared—these turn out to be neutral ships, but this means these Swedish ships do not take part in the start of the four-hour battle.
The battle ends in a heavy Prussian defeat, with their main ships sunk or captured and more than six hundred of their sailors captured, for smaller losses (thirteen killed and fourteen wounded) on the Swedish side.
The victory guarantees Swedish control of the lagoon, which they exploit by capturing the island of Wollin.
However, their ultimate goal of Stettin remains in Prussian hands.
Undaunted, the Prussians begin to build a new fleet.
The Battle of Frisches Haff is thus a short-lived victory for the Swedes and the Russian retreat from the war of 1762 will place them in a very difficult situation.
Realizing they do not have a large enough force to hold off the redoubtable troops under king Frederick II of Prussia on their own, the Swedes will propose a peace settlement to him based on a return to the pre-war status quo.
Frederick will accept the proposal and formalize it by signing the treaty of Hamburg on May 22, 1762.
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