Battle of Nördlingen (1645)

The second Battle of Nördlingen (or Battle of Allerheim) was fought on August 3, 1645 southeast of Nördlingen near the village of Alerheim. France and its Protestant German allies defeated the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and its Bavarian ally.

This article is about the second Battle of Nördlingen fought in 1645 in Germany as part of the Thirty Years' War. For the 1634 battle, see Battle of Nördlingen (1634).
Battle of Nördlingen
Part of Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Nördlingen by Jean-Baptiste Le Paon
Date3 August 1645
Location
Alerheim, near Nördlingen (present-day Germany)
Result Franco–Hessian victory
Belligerents
 France
Hesse-Kassel		  Bavaria
 Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Duc d'Enghien
Vicomte de Turenne
Johann Geyso
Duc de Gramont (POW)		 Franz von Mercy †
Johann von Werth
Johann von Reuschenberg
Freiherr von Geleen (POW)
Strength

17,000 men
27 guns

  • 7,800 infantry
  • 9.200 cavalry

16,000 men
28 guns

  • 8,800 infantry
  • 7,200 cavalry
Casualties and losses
4,000

4,000

  • 2,500 killed and wounded
  • 1,500 captured
12 guns
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