Battle of Freiburg

When

3 Aug 1644 – 9 Aug 1644

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

48.00° N, 7.85° E

Description

1644 battle of the thirty years' war

1644 battle of the Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Freiburg, fought over three days on 3, 5, and 9 August 1644, took place during the Thirty Years' War, near Freiburg im Breisgau, now in Baden-Württemberg. A French relief army of 16,000, led jointly by Condé and Turenne, sought to recapture the town, which had recently surrendered to a Bavarian force under Franz von Mercy.

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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 “3., 5. und 10. August: In der Schlacht bei Freiburg im Breisgau zwischen den Franzosen unter Turenne sowie D’Enghien und den Bayern unter Franz von Mercy und…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Turenne et le duc d'Enghien sont difficilement victorieux des impériaux de Mercy à la bataille de Fribourg”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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