Battle of Werben

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Battle of Werben
Part of Thirty Years' War
Date July 22, 1631
Location Werben, present-day Germany
Result Imperial victory.
Belligerents
Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire
Commanders
Gustavus Adolphus
Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin		 Count Tilly
Strength
16,000 soldiers 23,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Unknown 6,000 soldiers
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Thirty Years' War
Plzeň – Záblati – Dolní Věstonice – White Mountain – Bergen-op-Zoom – Wiesloch – Wimpfen – Höchst – Fleurus – Stadtlohn – Breda – Dessau Bridge – Lutter am Barenberge – Groenlo – Stralsund – Wolgast – Frankfurt – Magdeburg – Werben – 1st Breitenfeld – Rain – Fürth – Alte Veste – Lützen – Oldendorf – Nördlingen – Wittstock – Rheinfelden – Breisach – Chemnitz – The Downs – La Marfée – Honnecourt – 2nd Breitenfeld – Rocroi – Tuttlingen – Freiburg – Jüterbog – Jankov – Hulst – Mergentheim – 2nd Nördlingen – Zusmarshausen – Lens – Prague

The Battle of Werben was a battle of the Thirty Years' War, fought on July 22, 1631 between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The Swedes had 16,000 soldiers and were led by Gustavus Adolphus, while the Imperials had 23,000 soldiers and were led by Field-Marshal Count Tilly. Tilly's troops attacked Gustavus' entrenchments in front of Werben, but Swedish batteries and the cavalry under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin forced them to retreat. The attack was renewed a few days later; this time, the Swedish forces suffered a defeat and a loss of 6,000 soldiers.

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