Great Sleigh Drive

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"The Great Sleigh Drive" from December 1678 to February 1679 was a daring and bold maneuver using sleighs by Frederick William, the Great Elector of Brandenburg-Prussia, to drive Swedish forces out of the Duchy of Prussia, a territory of his which had been invaded by the Swedes in November 1678.

1678 — 1679  Wikidata
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Anton Hoffmann - Elector Frederick William crosses the Curonian Lagoon on a sled, 1679Anton Hoffmann - Elector Frederick William crosses the Curonian Lagoon on a sled, 1679
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