Battle of Werben

Battle of Werben
	Part of Thirty Years' War
	; Illustration of the Battle of Werben (detail)
Date	7 August 1631 (N.S.)
Location	Werben (Elbe), Margraviate of Brandenburg; (present-day Saxony-Anhalt)
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Holy Roman Empire; Catholic League;
Commanders and leaders
Gustavus Adolphus; Wolf von Baudissin	Count of Tilly
Strength
15,100	16,200
Casualties and losses
200	>1,000; 6,000 incl. the retreat to Magdeburg
	Werben Location within Saxony-Anhalt Werben Werben (Germany)

The Battle of Werben took place during the Thirty Years' War on 7 August 1631 (N.S.), between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The Swedes had 15,100 soldiers and were led by Gustavus Adolphus, while the Imperialists had 16,200 soldiers and were led by Field-Marshal Count Tilly. Tilly's troops attacked Gustavus' entrenchments in front of Werben (Elbe), but Swedish batteries and the cavalry under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin forced them to retreat, at the cost of 6,000 Imperials and 200 Swedes.

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