Battle of Nördlingen (1645)
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This article is about the second Battle of Nördlingen fought in 1645 in Germany as part of the Thirty Years' War. For the 1634 battle, see Battle of Nördlingen (1634).
The second Battle of Nördlingen (or Battle of Allerheim) was fought on August 3, 1645 southeast of Nördlingen near the village of Alerheim. France and its Protestant German allies defeated the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and its Bavarian ally.
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Battle of Nördlingen | |||||||
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Part of Thirty Years' War | |||||||
The Battle of Nördlingen by Jean-Baptiste Le Paon | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France Hesse-Kassel |
Bavaria Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Duc d'Enghien Vicomte de Turenne Johann Geyso Duc de Gramont (POW) |
Franz von Mercy † Johann von Werth Johann von Reuschenberg Freiherr von Geleen (POW) | ||||||
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17,000 men
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16,000 men
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4,000[2] |
4,000[2]
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