Battle of Preßnitz
1641 battle of the Thirty Years' War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Preßnitz (German: Schlacht bei Preßnitz) was a military engagement fought on 27 March [O.S. 17 March] 1641 during the Thirty Years' War. In the battle, Imperial troops under Octavio Piccolomini defeated the Swedish army under Field Marshal Johan Baner.
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Battle of Preßnitz | |||||||
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Der Posto bei Presnitz, 1641 by Pieter Snayers. Portrait of the battle between Swedish and Imperial troops | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | Sweden | ||||||
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Ottavio Piccolomini | Johan Banér | ||||||
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14,000 | |||||||
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4,000 | |||||||
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