What the records say
- When
- 22 Oct 1635
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.14° N, 11.25° E
- Description
- 1635 battle of the thirty years' war
Battle of Dömitz
1635 battle of the Thirty Years' War
The Battle of Dömitz took place on 22 October 1635, during the Thirty Years' War. A Saxon force led by von Baudissin was besieging Dömitz Fortress when it was surprised by a Swedish relief column under Patrick Ruthven. Baudissin's detachment was effectively destroyed, losing between 3,500 and 5,000 men, including 2,500 prisoners who were incorporated into the Swedish army.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht bei Dömitz endet mit einem Sieg Schwedens über das Kurfürstentum Sachsen und bringt dem schwedischen Heer neues Selbstbewusstsein”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page