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Battle of Stadtlohn (1623)
On 6 August 1623, during the Thirty Years' War, Tilly led the Catholic League army to a decisive victory over the Protestant forces under Christian o…
Timeline
- 1623Near Stadtlohn · WestphaliaIn 1623 Brunswick led about 15,000 Protestant remnants westward from the Lower Rhine seeking support, while Tilly pursued closely with about 22,000 Imperial-League troops; the two sides met near Stadtlohn in Westphalia.
- 1623Stadtlohn battlefield · WestphaliaTilly encircled and fiercely attacked the Protestant positions with superior numbers; Brunswick's army was almost entirely destroyed, losing about 13,000 men and all its artillery. Brunswick himself escaped with a small body of cavalry, and Palatine armed resistance was essentially broken.
Sources
- Battle of Stadtlohn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stadtlohn
- The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy — Peter H. Wilson (2009)