Tilly's Bavarian–Palatinate Campaign (1622)

Name: Tilly's Bavarian–Palatinate Campaign (1622)
Start: 1622

Type Event Region Europe Time 1622

In 1622 Catholic League commander Johann 'Tilly' Tserclaes won a series of victories along the Bavaria–Palatinate border, crushing Mansfeld and Bruns…

Timeline

1622Mingolsheim · Baden-WürttembergOn 27 April 1622, Mansfeld's Protestant coalition defeated Tilly's vanguard at Mingolsheim, achieving a tactical victory but failing to exploit it; both sides then regrouped for a larger battle.
1622Wimpfen · Baden-WürttembergOn 6 May 1622, Tilly routed the coalition forces commanded by Christian of Brunswick at Wimpfen with a flank attack, inflicting heavy losses of Protestant artillery and baggage; Mansfeld was forced to retreat eastward.
1622Höchst · HesseIn the Battle of Höchst on 20 June 1622, Tilly again defeated Mansfeld's army as it attempted to break out, subsequently occupying Frankfurt and Heidelberg; the Electorate of the Palatinate essentially fell under imperial control.

Sources

Wilson, Peter H. The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy — Peter H. Wilson (2009)
Parker, Geoffrey. The Thirty Years' War — Geoffrey Parker (1997)