The Battle of Güstow, also known as the Battle of Tornow took place during the

Pomeranian War The Pomeranian War was a theatre of the Seven Years' War. The term is used to describe the fighting between Sweden and Prussia between 1757 and 1762 in Swedish Pomerania, Prussian Pomerania, northern Brandenburg and eastern Mecklenburg-Schwerin. ...

in the

Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754� ...

fought between

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

and

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

near the village Güstow in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

on 18 November 1758. The battle ended with a Prussian victory.

References

*Säwe, Teofron, ''Sweden's participation in the Seven Years' War Years 1757-1762'', p. 221, Stockholm, 1915 *Schantz, Gustaf von, ''Try a history over the last Pomeranian War'', p. 50, Stockholm, 1811 Conflicts in 1758 Battles of the Seven Years' War Battles involving Prussia Battles involving Sweden Military history of Brandenburg 1758 in the Holy Roman Empire Battles of the Pomeranian War {{Sweden-battle-stub