Siege of Heidelberg (1622)
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The Siege of Heidelberg (1622) was a key early Thirty Years' War engagement in which Catholic League and Spanish forces captured the Protestant stronghold of Heidelberg, contributing to the collapse of Frederick V’s Palatinate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Thirty Years' War
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siege ⓘ |
| attackingCommander |
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
NERFINISHED
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Johan Tserclaes, Count of Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic League
NERFINISHED
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Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Union forces ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Don Gonzalo de Córdoba
NERFINISHED
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Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan Tserclaes, Count of Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Gerard Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defendingCommander | Sir Gerard Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePosition |
Heidelberg Castle
NERFINISHED
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fortifications of Heidelberg ⓘ |
| endDate | 1622-09-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Frankenthal (1623)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Mannheim (1622) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | storming of Heidelberg Castle ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Catholic League army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English and Scottish Protestant troops ⓘ Palatine garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army of Flanders detachments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Electoral Palatinate
NERFINISHED
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Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the capital of the Electoral Palatinate
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elimination of Frederick V's stronghold ⓘ |
| partOf | Palatinate campaign of 1622 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Höchst (1622)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Wimpfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic vs Protestant conflict ⓘ |
| religiousSide |
Catholic League
NERFINISHED
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Protestant Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Catholic League and Spanish victory
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capture of Heidelberg ⓘ collapse of Frederick V's control of the Palatinate ⓘ fall of Heidelberg Castle ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the collapse of Frederick V's Palatinate
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key early engagement of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ secured the Lower Palatinate for Catholic forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1622-07-23 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
17th century Europe
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Early Modern period ⓘ |
| year | 1622 ⓘ |
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