1,500–2,000 men 850 men Date 26 September 1758 | 153 dead and wounded 162 dead and wounded Result Prussian victory | |
Combatants Kingdom of Prussia, Sweden Similar Battle of Valencia de Alcánt, Battle of Frisches Haff, Battle of Nauheim, Battle of Vila Velha, Battle of Lutterberg | ||
The Battle of Tornow was fought between the forces of Prussia and Sweden on 26 September 1758 during the Seven Years' War, near modern-day Fürstenberg/Havel (then called Tornow, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz).
The Prussians sent 6,000 men, led by general Wedel, to protect Berlin. Wedel attacked aggressively and ordered his cavalry to attack a Swedish force of some 600 men at Tornow. The Swedes bravely fought off six assaults, but the majority of the Swedish cavalry was lost, and the Swedish infantry had to retreat before the stronger Prussian forces.
The Prussian-Swedish battles continued at the Battle of Fehrbellin on 28 September 1758.
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