The Battle of Wiesloch (german:
Schlacht bei Wiesloch) occurred on 16 August 1632 during the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...
near the German city of
Wiesloch
Wiesloch (, locally ; South Franconian: ''Wissloch''), is a town in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 13 kilometres south of Heidelberg.
After Weinheim, Sinsheim and Leimen it is the fourth largest town in the Rhein-Neckar-Krei ...
, south of
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
.
A
Swedish
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army led by Count
Gustav Horn fought an army of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...
led by Count
Ernesto Montecuccoli
Count Ernesto Montecuccoli (1582 – June 17, 1633) was a General in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War, a member of the prominent Italian Montecuccoli Family.
In 1632, troops under Montecuccoli's command burned down ...
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The battle resulted in a Swedish victory.
Battles of the Thirty Years' War
Wiesloch (1632)
Battles in Baden-Württemberg
Conflicts in 1632
1632 in the Holy Roman Empire
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