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Battle of Wimpfen (1622)
On May 6, 1622, during the Baden phase of the Thirty Years' War, Count Tilly of the Catholic League and Spanish forces defeated the Protestant allian…
Timeline
- 1622Near Wimpfen · Baden-WürttembergThe Protestant alliance (Mansfeld and George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach) and the Catholic League (Tilly) with Spanish reinforcements (Córdoba) drew up near Wimpfen, and the battle opened with heavy artillery exchanges.
- 1622Wimpfen · Baden-WürttembergSpanish infantry broke the Protestant lines; the Protestant artillery was captured or destroyed, and Mansfeld and the Margrave of Baden led their remnants south. The battle severely weakened Protestant military strength in the Palatinate.
Sources
- Battle of Wimpfen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wimpfen
- Thirty Years' War https://www.britannica.com/event/Thirty-Years-War