Battle of Wismar (1711)

Battle of Wismar
Part of the Great Northern War
DateNovember 26, 1711 (O.S.)
December 5, 1711 (N.S.)
Location
Wismar
Result Danish victory
Belligerents
Sweden Swedish Empire Denmark–Norway Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Sweden Martin von Schoultz Denmark–Norway Jørgen Rantzau
Strength
2,500 men[1] 5,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
478 killed,
1,500 captured (of which 470 were wounded)[1]		 150 killed,
150 wounded[3]

The Battle of Wismar took place on December 5, 1711 close to Wismar, Swedish Empire during the Great Northern War. A 3,000 strong Danish force under the command of Jørgen Rantzau blocked the Swedish city of Wismar. The Swedes under Martin von Schoultz, sent out 2,500 men from their garrison in an attempt to surprise the Danish forces camping a distance away. However, the Danish commander got words of the approaching Swedes and countered them, resulting in 478 Swedes dead, with another 1,500 captured[1] to only 300 Danes killed and wounded.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Kungl. Vitterhets, Historie och Antikvitets Akademiens handlingar, Volume 22. Almquist & Wiksell, 1861. pp. 63–65
  2. ^ Daniel Defoe. The History of the Wars, of His Late Majesty Charles XII, King of Sweden. H. P, 1720. p. 229
  3. ^ a b The Present State of Europe, Volume 21. H. Rhodes., 1711. pp. 463–464