Sack of Magdeburg

When

20 May 1631 – 24 May 1631

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

52.13° N, 11.62° E

Description

destruction of the Protestant city of Magdeburg on 20 May 1631 by the Imperial Army and the forces of the Catholic League

1631 massacre of Protestants during the Thirty Years' War

The Sack of Magdeburg, also called the Magdeburg Wedding or Magdeburg's Sacrifice, was the destruction of the Protestant city of Magdeburg on 20–24 May 1631 by the Imperial Army and the forces of the Catholic League, resulting in the deaths of around 20,000, including both defenders and civilians. This event is considered the worst massacre of the Thirty Years' War.

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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: After a two-month siege, the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor, under the command of Johann Tserclaes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Magdeburg wird durch kaiserliche Truppen unter Graf von Tilly und Gottfried Heinrich zu Pappenheim erobert und zerstört”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “sac de Magdebourg par les impériaux de Tilly et de Pappenheim”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Alemania ―en el marco de la Guerra de los Treinta Años (1618‑1648) entre católicos y protestantes― se produce el saqueo de Magdeburgo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page