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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the Thirty Years' War
alsoKnownAs Battle of Freiburg
surface form: Battle of Freiburg im Breisgau
belligerent Bavaria
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
surface form: Early modern period
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
French intervention in the Thirty Years' War
place near Freiburg im Breisgau
precededBy Battle of Freiburg self-linksurface differs
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
weakened Bavarian-Imperial presence in southwestern Germany
tacticalCharacteristic multi-day engagement
series of frontal assaults on fortified heights
year 1644

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Battle of Freiburg precededBy Battle of Freiburg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Tuttlingen
Battle of Freiburg alsoKnownAs Battle of Freiburg
this entity surface form: Battle of Freiburg im Breisgau