Battle of Oldendorf

Battle of Oldendorf
	Part of Thirty Years' War
Date	8 July 1633
Location	Hessisch-Oldendorf (present-day Germany)
Result	Swedish–Hessian victory
Belligerents
Sweden; Hesse-Kassel	Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
George von Brunswick-Lüneburg; Dodo zu Knyphausen; Peter Melander;	Jost von Gronsfeld; Jean de Merode; Lothar von Boenninghausen;
Strength
13,000, 37 guns	14,700, 15 guns
Casualties and losses
700 dead and wounded	3,000 dead and wounded; 1,000 captured

The Battle of Oldendorf (German: Schlacht bei Hessisch-Oldendorf ) on 8 July 1633 was fought as part of the Thirty Years' War between the Swedish Empire with its Protestant German allies and the Holy Roman Empire near Hessisch-Oldendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany. The result was a decisive victory for the Swedish Army and its allies.

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