The successful Landing on Groß Stresow by

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n, Danish and

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troops took place on 15 November 1715 on the island of

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during the

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. The landing was followed with cavalry assaults from the Swedish defences on the island, commanded by

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king of

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who despite the huge numerical disadvantage of - ''one up against five'' - chose to attack the fortified camp. The Swedes managed to get past the "''

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''" and break through, but were then rapidly repulsed and routed after taking heavy casualties.http://freespace.virgin.net/adam.ceefer/stresow.html The battle had lasted for almost an hour and Charles, who got his horse shot dead under him during the fight, later said: "''Is there no god beside me?''". The attack was supposed to work like a needle-manoeuvre "''concentrate the full attack at one point, break through and then destroy the defences from the inside''" used by the Swedes fifteen years earlier in the battle of Narva, where they were greatly successful and victorious. About five hundred Swedes were either dead or wounded along with all their artillery captured. The allied casualties were: 43 dead and 121 wounded DanesOtto Vaupell, Den danske haers historie til nutiden og den norske haers historie indtil 1814. p. 519 36 Saxons and 49 Prussians dead or wounded. This was, however, probably the first notable Swedish field-battle defeat led directly by

. With the landing secured the alliance continued fighting off the last remaining Swedes on the island of Rügen and later joined up with the troops laying siege to

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Battle of Stresow, Poul Ib Liebe
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