In 1634 Protestant German and Swedish forces moved south and invaded Bavaria, threatening a major Habsburg ally. Publicité Toutes les traductions de battle of nordlingen disambiguation. Taking advantage of the confusion in Horn's forces, the Cardinal-Infante sent a detachment of Spanish foot and horse, which reclaimed the hill. As a result, the Imperial forces began to regain the initiative. A contingent of Catholic Germans defended the hilltop. On 16 August the Cardinal-Infante crossed the Danube at Donauwörth. Zipuli Lance Corporal - SdKfz 222 Posts: 21 Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:58 am. To install click the Add extension button. "The Thirty Years War", Cecily V. Wedgwood, p. 373, "The Thirty Years War", Cecily V. Wedgwood, p. 374, "The Thirty Years War", Cecily V. Wedgwood, pp. Battle of Nördlingen. The battle was one of the most crushing defeats Protestants ever suffered. One km to the northeast of the village, the ridge rises to a height called the Wennenberg. For this reason, the Austrian Habsburgs are frequently referred to as the Imperialists.) Charging downhill from Schloss Alerheim, they broke Condé's hesitant right wing, forcing the Frenchman to call off his attack on the Imperial center. The Roman Catholic Imperial army, bolstered by 15,000 Spa Consequently, the Protestant German princes made a separate peace with the Emperor in the Treaty of Prague. Later that night, the Imperial army conceded defeat and withdrew to Donauwörth. Fifteen assaults were made over the next few hours, all of which were beaten back. 372–373. The First Battle of Nordlingen was a major battle of the Thirty Years War that took place on 6 September 1634, in present-day Bavaria, Germany. The Franco-German losses were 4,000 killed, wounded, and captured, including the capture of Marshal Gramont and the death of 3 colonels, along with 70 flags. When the Wennenberg fell, the defeated Imperial right swung back and the victorious left wheeled forward, so that the Imperials faced north instead of northwest. It was one of the key battles of the Thirty Years’ War. The initial blast was followed by several more in quick succession. As a result, the Imperial forces had begun to regain the initiative. WikiMatrix. After the Protestant victory in the Battle of Lützen two years before, the Swedes failed to follow up their victory due to the death of their king, Gustavus Adolphus. Meanwhile, in the center, Bernard had avoided battle and prevented the Imperialists from reinforcing their threatened left by skillful use of his artillery. The Spanish reinforcements numbered closer to 20,000 not 7,000. The 16,000-man Imperial-Bavarian army, led by Field Marshal Franz Baron von Mercy and Johann von Werth entrenched on rising ground near the village of Alerheim, 10 km southeast of Nordlingen. The Roman Catholic Imperial army, bolstered by 15,000 Spanish soldiers, won a crushing victory over the combined Protestant armies of Sweden and their German-Protestant allies. Gustav Horn of Björneborg was captured and his army destroyed. Turenne was left in command and abandoned the siege in front of the numerical superior Imperial-Bavarian army that gained reinforcements from Bohemia by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm. The Swedes recovered. 374–375, "The Thirty Year's War", Cecily V. Wedgwood, p. 375, Learn how and when to remove this template message, intervened directly against the Habsburgs, Independence of Spanish continental Americas, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, northernmost France, Law of coartación (which allowed slaves to buy their freedom, and that of others), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Nördlingen_(1634)&oldid=1006657126, Articles containing Spanish-language text, Articles containing Swedish-language text, Articles needing additional references from September 2018, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 February 2021, at 01:52. Battle of Nördlingen (1645) Raid on Mount's Bay 1595; 23rd Regiment of Foot, The Royal Welch Fusileers M... Snapphane; Minden 1759 July (32) June (18) May (28) April (31) March (26) February (22) January (22) 2018 (270) December (25)