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Siege of Stettin 1677, Allied troops

Verovering von Stettin, 1677 by R. de Hooghe
You can see Brandenburg headquarter in the front
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Siege of Stettin, 1677
by Jan van Huchtenburgh
You can see Brandenburg battery in the front


Stettin was blockaded since Dec 1676, the siege started in August 1677. Garrison capitulated on 26 Dec 1677.

Allied army included Brandeburg, Danish & Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel  troops.

Updated material about Swedish garrison will be added soon.

Brandenburg army, Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm

Source: Musebeck E. Die Feldzüge des Grossen Kurfürsten in Pommern, 1675-1677. Herrcke & Lebeling in Stettin, 1897. S. 133-134
Brandenburg Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm on the siege
battery during the siege of Stettin, 1677
Unknown author
Brandenburg siege artillery
- 150 cannons (incl. 3 60-pdr, 2 48-pdr, 4 40-pdr, 40 24-pdr)
- 24 mortars
- 6 howitzers
Brandenburg Artillery Corps was of 300 Buchsenmeisters, 300 Handlangers, 24 Miniuers, 40 Feurwerters.

Denmark provided only one foot regiment under oberst A. von Lehndorff. Through a special; agreement between King of Denmark & Kurfurst of Brandenburg, the regiment was raised on Brandenburg territory.

Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel Corps, ab. 4000 men
GM von Ende (Luneburg)
- GM von Ende Foot reg., 10 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Jocuet Foot reg., 10 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Mollesson Foot reg., 10 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Molleville Foot "escadron", 5 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Wrede Foot reg, ? coys (Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel)
- Oberst Schack Foot reg, ? coys ( Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel )

See also: Swedish garrison of Stettin, 1677

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  1. I would like to thank D. Schorr for his comments & remarks. I updated info about Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel troops & added about Danish regiment. A part about Swedish garrison will be added soon.

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