Battle of Wolfenbüttel
| Battle of Wolfenbüttel | |||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
Contemporary engraving | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Swedish Empire France Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Holy Roman Empire Bavaria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Carl Gustaf Wrangel Hans Christoff von Königsmarck de Guébriant Hans Caspar von Klitzing |
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm Ottavio Piccolomini Johann von Reuschenberg Joachim Christian von Wahl | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 26,000, 31 guns | 22,000, 11 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000 | 3,000 dead or wounded, 7 guns captured | ||||||
The Battle of Wolfenbüttel took place on 29 June 1641 during the Thirty Years' War outside Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony. A Swedish army supported by its German allies was besieging the town, and defeated an attempt by Imperial forces to relieve it.