Battle of Werben
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| Battle of Werben | |||||||
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| Part of Thirty Years' War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Holy Roman Empire |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | Count Tilly Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 16,000 soldiers | 23,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Unknown | 6,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Thirty Years' War |
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| Plzeň – Záblati – Dolní Věstonice – White Mountain – Wiesloch – Wimpfen – Höchst – Fleurus – Stadtlohn – Dessau Bridge – Lutter am Barenberge – Stralsund – Wolgast – Frankfurt – Magdeburg – Werben – 1st Breitenfeld – Rain – Fürth – Alte Veste – Lützen – Oldendorf – Nördlingen – Wittstock – Rheinfelden – Breisach – Chemnitz – Honnecourt – 2nd Breitenfeld – Rocroi – Tuttlingen – Freiburg – Jüterbog – Jankov – Mergentheim – 2nd Nördlingen – Zusmarshausen – Lens – Prague |
The Battle of Werben was a battle of the Thirty Years' War, fought on July 22, 1631 between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The Swedes had 16,000 soldiers and were led by Gustavus Adolphus, while the Imperialists had 23,000 soldiers and were led by Field-Marshal Count Tilly. Tilly's troops attacked Gustavus' entrenchments in front of Werben, but Swedish batteries and the cavalry under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin forced them to retreat. The attack was renewed a few days later; this time, the Swedish forces suffered a defeat and a loss of 6,000 soldiers.
[edit] References
- George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).
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