Georg von Derfflinger28 June 1675
Fieldmarshal Georg von Derfflinger defeats the Swedes near the town of Fehrbellin
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Fieldmarshal Georg von Derfflinger defeats the Swedes near the town of Fehrbellin
The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel had invaded and occupied parts of Brandenburg from their possessions in Pomerania, but were repelled by the forces of Frederick William. Fieldmarshal Georg von Derfflinger defeats the Swedes near the town of Fehrbellin. aAholiday that would be celebrated in Germany up until 1914, when on the same day, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, beginning World War I
The Swedish Commander Wrangel, harassed by Brandenburg forces under Colonel Joachim Hennings, found itself hemmed in by a destroyed bridge over the Rhin River at the town of Fehrbellin
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