Battle of Jüterbog

Battle of Jüterbog
	Part of the Thirty Years' War
	; Swedish and Imperial encampments prior to the battle
Date	23 November 1644 (O.S.); 3 December 1644 (N.S.)
Location	Near Jüterbog, 50 km south of Berlin
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lennart Torstenson	Adrian von Enkevort (POW) ; Count Bruay
Strength
18,000	4,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
400 killed or wounded	1,000 killed or wounded, 1,600 men and 3,500 horses captured

The Battle of Jüterbog was fought in Jüterbog on 3 December 1644 between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire, resulting in a Swedish victory. The cavalry of the main Imperial army tried to break out of its blockade by the Swedish in Magdeburg but was caught and mostly shattered by the Swedes.

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