Siege of Breisach
| Siege of Breisach | |||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
the siege of Breisach | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of France Weimar Army |
Holy Roman Empire Bavaria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Vicomte de Turenne |
Johann von Götzen Federico Savelli | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 14,000–19,000 | c. 3,000–20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,700 | 4,000 | ||||||
The siege of Breisach was fought on 18 August — 17 December 1638 as part of the Thirty Years' War. It ended after several unsuccessful relief attempts by Imperial forces with the surrender of the Imperial garrison to Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, commander of a Protestant army in French service.