Battle of Hausbergen

When

8 Mar 1262

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

48.61° N, 7.67° E

Description

1262 conflict to free the city of Strasbourg

1262 conflict to free the city of Strasbourg

The Battle of Hausbergen was a historic military engagement that took place in the Alsace region of northeastern France on 8 March 1262. The battle marked the release of the 'burghers' (citizens) of Strasbourg from episcopal authority and gave the bourgeoisie control over politics and commerce. The battle occurred on the fields of Hausbergen, an area of countryside a few miles northwest of the city of Strasbourg.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Hausbergen: The bourgeois of Strasbourg defeat a German army of knights (some 5,000 men) under Bishop Walter of Geroldseck”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht von Hausbergen im Rahmen des sogenannten Bellum Walterianum zwischen den Truppen des Bischofs Walter von Geroldseck und den Bürgern der Stadt…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Hausbergen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “горожане Страсбурга разгромили при Хаусбергене войско князя-епископа Вальтера фон Герольдсека”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page