Battle of Turckheim

Battle of Turckheim
Part of Franco-Dutch War

Battle of Turckheim by Emile Lemaitre
Date5 January 1675
Location
Turckheim (now in Alsace, France)
48°5′9″N 7°16′12″E / 48.08583°N 7.27000°E / 48.08583; 7.27000
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France Holy Roman Empire
Margraviate of Brandenburg
Commanders and leaders
Vicomte of Turenne Alexander von Bournonville
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Strength
30,000 30,000–50,000
Casualties and losses
1,100 3,400
900 killed or wounded, 2,500 captured

The Battle of Turckheim took place on 5 January 1675 during the Franco-Dutch War at a site between the towns of Colmar and Turckheim in Alsace. The French army, commanded by the Viscount of Turenne, defeated the armies of Austria and Brandenburg, led by Alexander von Bournonville and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg.

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