Battle of Wittenweiher
| Battle of Wittenweiher | |||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
Battle of Wittenweiher | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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France Weimar Army |
Holy Roman Empire Electorate of Bavaria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Bernard of Saxe-Weimar |
Federico Savelli Johann von Götzen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13,000 | 18,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,600 killed or wounded |
1,500 killed or wounded 1,300 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Wittenweiher took place on August 9, 1638, near the village of Wittenweiher today: Wittenweier, a district of Schwanau, Baden-Württemberg, which was completely destroyed in the course of the battle.