Battle of Wittenweiher

Battle of Wittenweiher
Part of the Thirty Years' War

Battle of Wittenweiher
Date9 August 1638
Location
Result Franco-Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden Sweden
 France
 Holy Roman Empire
Electorate of Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Federico Savelli
Johann von Götzen
Strength
13,000 18,500
Casualties and losses
1,600 killed or wounded 1,500 killed or wounded
1,300 captured

The Battle of Wittenweiher took place on August 9, 1638 near the village of Wittenweiher today: Wittenweier, a district of Schwanau, Baden-Württemberg, which was completely destroyed in the course of the battle.


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