Relief of Thionville

This article is about the battle to relieve the siege in 1639. For other sieges of Thionville, see Siege of Thionville (disambiguation).
Battle of Thionville
Part of the Thirty Years' War and the
Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)

The Battle at Diedenhofen (Thionville) 1639, by Peter Snayers
Date7 June 1639
Location
Thionville, near Luxembourg, Spanish Netherlands (present-day France)
Result Imperial-Spanish victory
Belligerents
 France Spain
Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Marquis de Feuquieres  (POW)  (DOW)
Comté de Pas (POW)		 Ottavio Piccolomini
Camilo Gonzaga
Jean de Beck
Ernest de Suys
Strength
9,000 infantry
2,600 cavalry
Total at Feuquieres' disposal:
15,000 infantry
5,000 cavalry		 9,000 infantry
5,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
6,000 dead or wounded
3,000 captured
22 cannon captured		 1,500 dead or wounded

The relief of Thionville (or the Battle of Thionville/Diedenhofen) took place on 7 June 1639, during the Thirty Years' War. The allied Imperial-Spanish forces under the overall command of Ottavio Piccolomini hammered the French force under the leadership of Marquis de Feuquieres, causing it to lift the siege of the Thionville stronghold.

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