Battle of Sievershausen
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The Battle of Sievershausen occurred on 9 July 1553 near the village of Sievershausen (today part of Lehrte in present-day Germany), where the forces of the Hohenzollern margrave Albert Alcibiades of Brandenburg-Kulmbach fought against the united troops of Elector Maurice of Saxony and Duke Henry V of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. With 4,000 men killed, including the Saxon elector and two of Henry's sons, it was one of the bloodiest battles on Lower Saxon territory. Margrave Albert was defeated.
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Battle of Sievershausen | |||||||
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Part of the Second Margrave War | |||||||
Oil painting of the battle, c. 1600 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Electorate of Saxony Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maurice of Saxony (DOW) Henry V of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,500 25 guns | 18,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Combined: 4,000 killed, 8,000 wounded |
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