Battle of Rain

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The Battle of Rain was a 1632 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish forces under King Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Catholic League army near the River Lech in Bavaria.

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Battle of Rain canonical 1
Battle of Rain am Lech 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Rain am Lech ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rain

Battle of the Lech ⓘ
belligerent Catholic League (German) ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
combatantSide1 Swedish forces under Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ
combatantSide2 Catholic League army ⓘ
commander Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ⓘ
conflict Thirty Years' War ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
date 1632 ⓘ
followedBy Swedish advance into Bavaria ⓘ
hasCasusBelli confessional and political tensions in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
location Bavaria ⓘ
near the River Lech ⓘ
notableFor defeat of the Catholic League field army in Bavaria ⓘ
opponentOf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ⓘ
partOf European wars of religion ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Swedish intervention in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
region Bavaria ⓘ
result Swedish victory ⓘ
riverInvolved Lech River ⓘ
tookPlaceNear town of Rain am Lech ⓘ
year 1632 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Rain (Lech) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Rain ⓘ
Battle of Rain → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Rain am Lech ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rain