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Battle of Wimpfen

1622 · 17th century · Part of the Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Wimpfen was fought on 6 May 1622 near Bad Wimpfen on the Neckar, when the army of the Catholic League under Tilly, with Spanish troops under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, defeated Margrave George Frederick of Baden-Durlach. It was part of the campaign in which the Catholic powers conquered the Electoral Palatinate.

Battle of Wimpfen
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Free Imperial City of Wimpfen

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