Battle of Stralsund (1809)

Battle of Stralsund
Part of Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809
Franco-Swedish War

Schill's death at Stralsund, by Friedrich Hohe
Date31 May 1809
Location54°18′33″N 13°04′55″E / 54.30917°N 13.08194°E / 54.30917; 13.08194
Result French victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Prussia Prussian Freikorps
Sweden Swedish landwehr and militia
France France
Denmark Danish auxiliaries
Netherlands Dutch auxiliaries
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Prussia Ferdinand von Schill  
Sweden Friedrich Gustav von Petersson  Executed
Netherlands Pierre Guillaume Gratien
DenmarkJohann von Ewald
Strength
990 Prussians
500 Swedes[1]
5,270[2]
Casualties and losses
300–400 killed and wounded
568 captured[2]
241 killed and wounded[2]
The color black indicates the current battle.

The Battle of Stralsund took place on 31 May 1809 during the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 and the Franco-Swedish War, part of the Napoleonic Wars, between Ferdinand von Schill's freikorps and Napoleonic forces in Stralsund. In a "vicious street battle", the freikorps was defeated and Schill was killed in action.[3]

  1. ^ Gill 2010, p. 165.
  2. ^ a b c Gill 2010, p. 168.
  3. ^ Jacques 2006, p. 973.