Battle of Neuensund The Battle of Neuensund was a smaller battle at Neuensund of the Seven Years ' War between Swedish and Prussian forces fought on September 18 , 1761 . The Swedish force under the command of Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten managed to rout the Prussian forces commanded by Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling . Prelude . By mid September 1761 , after the capture of Platen by the Russians , the small Prussian corps under the command of Stutterheim had been ordered to leave Western Pomerania and to take position at Stettin . On September 15 , according to his orders , Stutterheim marched towards Stettin . This left only Belling ' s corps to defend Western Pomerania against the Swedes . By this date , the Swedes had , at Wollin and in Pomerania , a total of 13 , 791 men ( including 3 , 098 cavalry with 2 , 988 horses , and 1 , 152 infantrymen counting Nylands Infantry who served with the artillery ) . The departure of Stutterheim offered to Ehrensvärd the opportunity to retake the initiative and to launch another offensive against Belling ' s small force . The Swedish army concentrated in 2 columns , one under Lybecker , the other under Sprengtporten , and advanced on Belling ' s corps in a pincer movement . On September 17 , Belling tried to stop Lybecker ' s column , engaging it at the battle of Kosabroma . His attack nearly succeeded but he was forced to retire leaving Goltz at Kosabroma to delay Lybecker . On September 18 , Belling withdrew towards Rothemühl where 2 grenadier bns , sent from Stettin as reinforcements , were supposed to join him . The same day , Sprengtporten ' s vanguard pursued Knobelsdorf ' s detachment ( 200 infantry , 50 hussars ) which had been defending Ferdinandshof . Knobelsdorf skirmished with light troops of the Swedish vanguard ( Frikompanie Lundberg and Silverstolpe ) while retreating on Rothemühl . On his way , Knobelsdorf had been reinforced by 2 Freicompanien from Stettin who delayed the Swedes pursuit . Sprengtporten sent 1 bn of Skaraborgs Infantry towards Rothemühl while he marched to Torgelow with the rest of his column . Battle . On September 18 , Belling reached Neuensund , about 6 km west of Rothemühl . The Prussian vanguard now consisted of 3 coys of Frei - Infanterie von Hordt , Hullesen Freikompanie and Kenewitz Freikompanie and 100 hussars . It took position opposite to the Skaraborgs Infantry by occupying Rothemühl . The Swedish positions being quite strong , Belling ' s vanguard cannonaded it without attempting any assault . Belling was still at Neuensund with the rest of his infantry ( 5 coys ) , waiting for the arrival of his 2 grenadier battalions from Pasewalk . They were not yet arrived when Belling heard the sounds of an engagement on his rear . It was Lybecker ' s column who had engaged Goltz ' s detachment ( 2 coys , 2 sqns ) . Goltz had to delay Lybecker ' s advance to give Belling enough time to defeat Sprengtporten . Lybecker , thinking that he was facing Belling ' s entire corps , limited his action to musketry fire , awaiting Sprengtporten ' s arrival . At 11 : 00 AM , the 2 Prussian grenadier battalion s finally arrived at Neuensund . Belling immediately sent them in a flanking movement against the forest . In the same time , Sprengtportens ’ corps appeared on the road from Ferdinandshof . He deployed his column to launch a counter - attack on Belling . Frikompanie Lille and Sprengtporten formed on the right wing , the Swedish grenadiers in the centre and Frikompanie Lundberg and Ehrenhielm on the left wing . The cavalry and the rest of the infantry were kept in reserve . The first Prussian line consisted , from right to left , of Grenadier Battalion Ingersleben , Grenadier Battalion S54 / S56 Rothkirch , II . / Frei - Infanterie Hordt and II . / Belling Hussars . The two lines came to contact and heavy fighting started . Grenadier Battalion Ingersleben charged the Frikompanie Lille and Sprengtporten at the point of the bayonet , broke them and continued its advance , leaving Grenadier Battalion S54 / S56 Rothkirch and II . / Frei - Infanterie Hordt behind . Grenadier Battalion Ingersleben advanced so rapidly on the Swedish positions that it was soon isolated . In the vicinity of the village of Neuensund , Sprengtporten ' s younger brother Göran Magnus distinguished himself with his own and Lillies Frikompanie . He fooled and trapped Grenadier Battalion Ingersleben in a small wood where these grenadiers were outflanked and attacked by his older brother ' s infantry : Cederström Grenadiers , Frikompanie Lundberg and Frikompanie Silfverströms who opened a heavy fire on the exposed flank of the unprotected flank Grenadier Battalion Ingersleben . Attacked from every side it was forced to retreat losing 2 / 3 of his men . Its withdrawal was covered by Grenadier Battalion S54 / S56 Rothkirch and Belling Hussars . Fearing to be caught between the two Swedish columns , Belling resolved to retire to Taschenberg and Gehren , sending back the 2 grenadier battalions to Pasewalk . He first marched westwards , turning southwards on Strasburg at sunset . The columns of Lybecker and Sprengtporten made a junction at Schönhausen and marched back to Woldegk and Strasburg . Outcome . In this combat , the Prussians lost about 510 men ( Grenadier Battalion Ingersleben alone probably lost 11 NCOs and 287 men , Grenadier Battalion S54 / S56 Rothkirch 2 killed , and 1 officer and 3 privates wounded ) four officers and 200 men were killed and another 300 men along with six officers captured . The Swedes lost 1 officer , 37 men killed ; 5 officers and 76 men wounded ; 9 missing and 26 taken prisoners . The combat had almost no influence on the results of the campaign .