Battle of Burgstall, Angern and Reindorff
| Battle of Burgstall, Angern and Reindorff | |||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
A map of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Holy Roman Empire Liga | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gustavus Adolphus Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin Rheingrave Otto Ludwig von Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen |
Wratel Euseb von Bernstein † Ernesto Montecuccoli Heinrich Holk Johann Coronini von Cronberg | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Swedish Army Västgöta Regiment |
Liga Army Imperial Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| light | More than the Swedes | ||||||
The attack on Burgstall, Angern, and Reindorff was a Swedish surprise night raid against Liga and Holy Roman Empire troops during the Thirty Years' War, at the villages of Burgstall, Angern, and Reindorff near Wolmirstedt. The attack occurred on the night of July 27–28, 1631 and the resulting action was a Swedish victory that boosted their morale and disrupted Imperial supplies; additionally all three villages were burned and plundered. Present at the battle were 1,500 Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus, Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin, and Rheingrave Otto Ludwig von Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen and 4,000 imperials and Liga troops under Wratel Euseb von Bernstein, Ernesto Montecuccoli, Heinrich Holk, and Johann Coronini von Cronberg.