Battle of Lutter

When

27 Aug 1626

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.97° N, 10.24° E

Description

1626 battle of the Thirty Years' War

1626 battle of the Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Lutter took place on 27 August 1626 during the Thirty Years' War, south of Salzgitter, in Lower Saxony. A combined Danish-German force led by Christian IV of Denmark was defeated by Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, commanding an army of the Catholic League loyal to Emperor Ferdinand II.

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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 “Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lutter – Tilly defeats King Christian IV of Denmark's army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “in der Schlacht bei Lutter am Barenberge, etwa 10 Kilometer südwestlich des heutigen Salzgitter”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'armée catholique de Tilly écrase les Danois conduits par Christian IV à la bataille de Lutter”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Луттере”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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