Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648)

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The Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648) was one of the final engagements of the Thirty Years’ War, in which French and Swedish forces under commanders including Turenne defeated the Imperial army in southern Germany.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Zusmarshausen
belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Imperial army
Kingdom of France
Swedish Empire
campaign final campaigns of the Thirty Years' War in southern Germany
chronologicalOrder among the final engagements of the Thirty Years' War
combatantSide Franco-Swedish allied army
Bavarian Army
surface form: Imperial-Bavarian army
commander Carl Gustaf Wrangel
surface form: Carl Gustav Wrangel

Franz von Mercy
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
surface form: Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel
conflict Thirty Years' War
countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
date 17 May 1648
followedBy Franco-Swedish advance deeper into Bavaria
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
location Bavaria
near Zusmarshausen
southern Germany
outcome retreat of Imperial forces
partOf Thirty Years' War
relatedTo French military history
Peace of Westphalia
Swedish military history
history of Bavaria
result Franco-Swedish victory
defeat of Imperial army
significance helped force Imperial concessions leading to the Peace of Westphalia
one of the last major battles of the Thirty Years' War
tacticalSituation Imperial forces conducted a fighting retreat
theatre German theatre of the Thirty Years' War
year 1648

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Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne notableWork Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648)