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Battle of Mingolsheim (1622)
On 27 April 1622, during the Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years' War, Count Mansfeld, commander of the Protestant coalition, surprised and defeated…
Timeline
- 1622near Mingolsheim · PalatinateCatholic League commander Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, marched south from the direction of Heidelberg; Mansfeld used the terrain to organize a defense along the Mingolsheim line and prepare a flank attack. Both sides fielded roughly 10,000 to 15,000 men.
- 1622Mingolsheim battlefield · PalatinateMansfeld launched a coordinated cavalry and infantry flank attack, routing Tilly's vanguard and inflicting heavy casualties. The Imperial–League forces were forced to retreat, losing artillery and baggage; though victorious, the Protestants failed to annihilate the enemy main force.
Sources
- Battle of Mingolsheim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mingolsheim
- The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy — Peter H. Wilson (2009)