Battle of Wolfenbüttel
The Battle of Wolfenbüttel (29 June 1641) took place near the town of Wolfenbüttel, in what is now Lower Saxony, during the Thirty Years' War. Swedish forces led by Carl Gustaf Wrangel and Hans Christoff von Königsmarck and Bernardines led by Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant withstood an assault by Imperial forces led by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, forcing the Imperials to retreat.
| Battle of Wolfenbüttel | |||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Sweden France | Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
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Carl Gustaf Wrangel Hans Christoff von Königsmarck Comte de Guébriant |
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm Ottavio Piccolomini | ||||||
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26,000 total:
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22,000 11 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000 |
3,000 7 guns | ||||||
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