Siege of Mannheim (1622)
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The Siege of Mannheim (1622) was a key early Thirty Years' War engagement in which Spanish and Catholic League forces captured the strategically vital Protestant stronghold of Mannheim in the Electoral Palatinate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Mannheim (1622) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| afterEffect | strengthening of Habsburg and Catholic League control in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| attacker |
Catholic League troops
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Spanish troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic League (German)
NERFINISHED
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Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| combatantReligion |
Catholic
ⓘ
Protestant ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defender |
English garrison
ⓘ
Protestant forces ⓘ |
| endTime | 1622-11-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Frankenthal (1623) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCommander | Sir Horace Vere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | Bohemian Revolt and its aftermath ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Electoral Palatinate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mannheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Catholic League (German)
NERFINISHED
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Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Union forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
Early modern period
|
| involves |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Jorge de Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Horace Vere NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | surrender of the Mannheim garrison ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic reconquest of the Palatinate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European wars of religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Höchst (1622)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Wimpfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Catholic victory
ⓘ
capture of Mannheim by Spanish and Catholic League forces ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the downfall of Frederick V of the Palatinate
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early major Catholic success in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1622-10-20 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Rhine communications
ⓘ
control of the Electoral Palatinate ⓘ |
| year | 1622 ⓘ |
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