Battle of Speyerbach
The Battle of Speyerbach took place on 15 November 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near Speyer in the modern German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. A French army commanded by Camille de Tallard defeated an Allied force under Frederick of Hesse.
| Battle of Speyerbach | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Spanish Succession | |||||||
The Speyerbach river, flowing into the Rhine near Speyer | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Holy Roman Empire Dutch Republic England | Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Frederick of Hesse Nassau-Weilburg Otto von Vehlen |
Camille de Tallard Armand de Pracomtal † | ||||||
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28 battalions 54 squadrons 22,000 |
28 battalions 72-90 squadrons 18,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,500 killed or wounded, 4,000 captured | 4,000 killed or wounded | ||||||
With the 1703 campaign season nearing its end, in October Tallard besieged Landau, then held by an Imperial garrison. On 13 November, Frederick of Hesse linked up with a smaller force under John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg at Speyer, and the two agreed to march to its relief. Rather than waiting, on 15 November Tallard launched a surprise attack, inflicting heavy losses on his opponents.
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