Battle of Zusmarshausen

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The Battle of Zusmarshausen was a 1648 engagement in the final phase of the Thirty Years' War, in which Swedish and French forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire near Augsburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent France
Holy Roman Empire
Sweden
combatantSide Imperial-Bavarian army
Swedish-French army
commander Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel
conflict Thirty Years' War
countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
date 1648-05-17
followedBy final negotiations leading to the Peace of Westphalia
location Bavaria
Holy Roman Empire
near Augsburg
near Zusmarshausen
modernCountry Germany
opponent France
Holy Roman Empire
Sweden
partOf Thirty Years' War
phaseOf final phase of the Thirty Years' War
precededBy Battle of Zusmarshausen (campaigns of 1648 in the Thirty Years' War)
result Swedish-French victory
significance one of the last major battles of the Thirty Years' War
strategicOutcome weakened Imperial position before Peace of Westphalia
tacticalOutcome Imperial forces forced to retreat
theatre European theatre of the Thirty Years' War
year 1648

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Carl Gustaf Wrangel notableBattle Battle of Zusmarshausen
Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648) alsoKnownAs Battle of Zusmarshausen
Battle of Jankau followedBy Battle of Zusmarshausen
Battle of Zusmarshausen precededBy Battle of Zusmarshausen (campaigns of 1648 in the Thirty Years' War)
linked to: Battle of Zusmarshausen
French and allied army battle Battle of Zusmarshausen