Battle of Stadtlohn
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The Battle of Stadtlohn was a decisive 1623 engagement in the Thirty Years' War in which Catholic League forces under Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, crushed the army of Protestant commander Christian of Brunswick, effectively ending major Protestant resistance in northwestern Germany at that stage of the conflict.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Catholic League military successes 1620–1623 ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Catholic–Protestant conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestant forces ⓘ |
| belligerentReligionCatholicSide | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| belligerentReligionProtestantSide | Protestant ⓘ |
| campaign | Tilly's campaign against Protestant forces in northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early phase of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| combatantCatholicSide | Catholic League army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantProtestantSide | Army of Christian of Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedByCatholicSide | Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedByProtestantSide | Christian of Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Christian of Brunswick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1623-08-06 ⓘ |
| effect |
collapse of major Protestant resistance in northwestern Germany
ⓘ
destruction of Christian of Brunswick's army ⓘ strengthening of Catholic League position in northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Edict of Restitution (context of Catholic ascendancy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the end of organized Protestant military resistance in northwestern Germany at that stage of the war ⓘ |
| location |
Stadtlohn, Westphalia
NERFINISHED
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near Stadtlohn ⓘ |
| month | August 1623 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of a Protestant field army
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high casualties among Protestant troops ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Christian of Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedRulerOrCause | Protestant cause in the Lower Saxon–Westphalian region ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic phase of the Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Höchst
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Wimpfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCatholicCommanderRank | Count of Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryProtestantCommanderTitle | Christian of Brunswick, Protestant commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| result |
Catholic League victory
ⓘ
decisive Catholic victory ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
removed Christian of Brunswick as a significant military threat
ⓘ
secured Catholic League control over Westphalia ⓘ |
| theater | German theater of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | early modern European pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1623 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
subject surface form:
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly