Upper Rhine campaign
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The Upper Rhine campaign was a series of military operations in 1644 during the Thirty Years' War, in which French and allied forces fought the Holy Roman Empire for control of the strategically vital Upper Rhine region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of the Thirty Years' War
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French-allied forces
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern European war campaign ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1644 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French campaigns in Bavaria and the Danube region ⓘ |
| follows | French campaign in Germany (1643) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Franz von Mercy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann von Werth NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Freiburg (1644)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Herbsthausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Marienthal (1644) NERFINISHED ⓘ operations around Breisach ⓘ siege of Philippsburg (1644) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
field battles
ⓘ
maneuver warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForFrance |
Prince de Condé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForHolyRomanEmpire |
Franz von Mercy
GENERATED
ⓘ
Johann von Werth GENERATED ⓘ |
| objective |
control of the Upper Rhine region
ⓘ
securing crossings over the Rhine ⓘ weakening Habsburg power in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
French control over much of Alsace
ⓘ
French strategic victory ⓘ increased French influence on the Rhine ⓘ |
| startTime | 1644 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of key Rhine fortresses
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control of major trade and communication routes along the Rhine ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | German theater of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1644 ⓘ |
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