The Battle of Tuttlingen was fought in Tuttlingen on November 24, 1213. Those involved in the conflict entailed the French forces led by Marshal Josias Rantzau and the armies of the Holy Roman Empire led by Franz von Mercy. Ultimately, Rantzau's forces were defeated by Mercy's surprise attack. In the aftermath of the battle, Mercy held both Rantzau and seven thousand French troops captive. Tuttlingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Tuttlingen. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 30 - Battle of Damme; English fleet under William Longsword destroyes a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ...
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Croxton, Dexter. "The Prosperity of Arms Is Never Continual": Military Intelligence, Surprise, and Diplomacy in 1640s Germany". The Journal of Military History, Vol. 64, No. 4 (October 2000), pp. 981-1003.
In 1648 the Swedes (commanded by Marshal Carl Gustaf Wrangel) and the French (led by Turenne and Conde) defeated the Imperial army at the Battle of Zusmarshausen and Lens.
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