First Battle of Steinau

battle of Steinau (1632)
Part of Thirty Years' War

Baltasar Marradas (the person in the image) led the Imperials in the battle
DateAugust 29 – September 4, 1632
Location
Steinau, Lower Silesia
Result Swedish-Saxon Victory
Belligerents
Saxony
 Sweden
Brandenburg		 Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg
Jacob Duwall		 Baltasar Marradas
Strength
12,000 Saxons
7,000 Swedes
2,000 Brandenburgers		 20,000
Casualties and losses
Light 6,000 killed or captured

The First battle of Steinau took place from August 29 to September 4, 1632, during the middle stages of the Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years’ War. An allied army of Saxons, Swedes, and Brandenburgers invaded Silesia with 21,000 troops, encountering an Imperial army of 20,000 at Ścinawa (German: Steinau an der Oder). The resulting battle was a major allied victory.


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