During the War of the Fourth Coalition, the French forces, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, launched a series of military campaigns against Prussia and its allies. On this occasion, Prussian General Karl von Romberg, in command of 5,300 troops, faced the daunting task of defending the city of Stettin. However, miscalculating the capabilities of the French forces, which numbered only 800 at that moment, he believed that he was significantly outmatched. As a result, Romberg made the decision to surrender on 30 October 1806. This decision was influenced by a combination of factors, including the morale of his troops and the perception of being encircled or threatened by larger enemy forces. The surrender of Stettin was a significant loss for the Prussian forces and represented a key moment in the rapid series of defeats that would characterize the early phase of the conflict against the French. Napoleon's army was adept at exploiting such situations, demonstrating both strategic and psychological warfare tactics that would become hallmarks of his military campaigns.