Battle of Werben

Part of Thirty Years' War

Date	July 22, 1631
Location	Werben (Elbe), Brandenburg (present-day Germany)
Result	Swedish victory^[1]^[2]^[3]

Belligerents

Sweden

Holy Roman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Gustavus Adolphus

Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin

Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly

Strength

16,000 soldiers

23,000 soldiers

Casualties and losses

Unknown but much less

6,000 killed, wounded or dead from starvation^[2]
(July 22 - August 6)^[3]

Thirty Years' War

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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 Imperialists had 23,000 soldiers and were led by Field-Marshal Count Tilly. Tilly's troops attacked Gustavus' entrenchments in front of Werben (Elbe), but Swedish batteries and the cavalry under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin forced them to retreat. The attack was renewed a few days later with a similar result, and Tilly then drew off his forces, having suffered a loss of 6,000 men.^[2]

Illustration of the Battle of Werben (detail)

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References

↑ Algirdas Ratnikas. "Timeline 1626-1660". Timelines.ws. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
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1 2 "Tillys och Gustaf Adolfs andra möte". Zenker.se. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

Bibliography

George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).

Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 11°58′00″E / 52.8667°N 11.9667°E / 52.8667; 11.9667

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