Battle of Oldendorf

Battle of Oldendorf
Part of the Thirty Years' War

Battle engraving
Date8 July 1633
Location
Hessisch-Oldendorf, Germany
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden
Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hesse-Kassel
Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
  • Bönninghausen
  • Gronsfeld
  • Geleen
  • Jean de Merode †
Strength
13,000, 37 guns 14,700, 15 guns
Casualties and losses
700 dead or wounded 3,000 dead or wounded, 1,000 captured

The Battle of Oldendorf, took place on 8 July 1633 during the Thirty Years' War near Hessisch-Oldendorf in Lower Saxony. Troops besieging Hamelin led by the Duke of Brunswick combined with their Swedish allies to defeat an Imperial army sent to relieve the town.

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