Siege

Siege of Eger

14 Jun 1647 – 18 Jul 1647 · 47.90° N, 20.38° E

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14 Jun 1647 – 18 Jul 1647
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Siege
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47.90° N, 20.38° E
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1647 siege of the Thirty Years' War

Siege of Eger (1647)

1647 siege of the Thirty Years' War

The Siege of Eger was conducted by the Swedish Army under Carl Gustaf Wrangel. The town would attempt to be relieved by an Imperial army under the command of the Graf von Holzappel. Following the siege, in August, a second Imperial army, under the command of Jan van der Croon, launched a failed siege of the town.

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