Battle of Freiburg
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The Battle of Freiburg was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War in 1644, fought near Freiburg im Breisgau between French forces and the Bavarian-Imperial army, notable for its high casualties and strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Freiburg canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Freiburg im Breisgau | 1 |
| Battle of Tuttlingen | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Freiburg
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surface form:
Battle of Freiburg im Breisgau
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| belligerent |
Bavaria
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| casualties | very high on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Franz von Mercy
ⓘ
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ
surface form:
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern field battle ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1644 ⓘ |
| endDate | 9 August 1644 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French advance along the Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| front | German front of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
Early modern period
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| involvedForce |
Bavarian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Bavarian army
French royal forces ⓘ
surface form:
French royal army
Holy Roman Empire forces ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| locatedNear | Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Upper Rhine campaign ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualties
ⓘ
intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bavarian-Imperial army
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
surface form:
French army
|
| outcome | Bavarian-Imperial forces withdrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Franco-Bavarian campaign of 1644
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French intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| place | near Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Freiburg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Battle of Tuttlingen
|
| region | southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| result | French strategic victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 3 August 1644 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
secured French position in the Upper Rhine region
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weakened Bavarian-Imperial presence in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
multi-day engagement
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series of frontal assaults on fortified heights ⓘ |
| year | 1644 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Tuttlingen
this entity surface form:
Battle of Freiburg im Breisgau