Battle of Wimpfen
Part of the Thirty Years' War
Tilly as portrayed by van Dyck
Date: May 6, 1622 Location: Wimpfen near Heidelberg Result: Catholic victory Casus belli: {{{casus}}} Territory changes: {{{territory}}}
Combatants
Protestants	Holy Roman Empire, Catholic League
Commanders
Friedrich of Baden	Count of Tilly, Gonzales de Córdoba
Strength
14000	app. 25000
Casualties
virtually wiped out	unknown
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In the Battle of Wimpfen, a battle in the Bohemian Revolt period of the Thirty Years' War, took place on May 6, 1622, where the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Catholic League under Marshall Tilly scored a victory over the Protestant forces of General Mansfield and Margrave Friedrich Georg. The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ... Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly on a contemporary painting by van Dyck From the Swedish wiki The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100... Self Portrait With a Sunflower Sir Anthony (Antoon) van Dyck (*March 22, 1599 - December 9, 1641) was a Flemish painter — mainly of portraits — who became the leading court painter in England. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Casus belli is a Latin expression from the international law theory of Jus ad bellum. ... The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation â–¶ (help· info), Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae, see names and designations of the empire) was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... This article is about the 17th century German union. ... Count Tilly on a portrait by van Dyck Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly (February, 1559 – April 30, 1632) was a general in Bavarian and later imperial service during the Thirty Years War, upon whom Ferdinand II depended (since Wallenstein was a threat). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The Battle of Záblatí, in some sources also battle of Sablat, occurred on 10 June 1619 during the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years War. ... The Battle of VÄ›stonice, or Battle of Wisternitz, was fought on August 5, 1619 between a Bohemian force and an Austrian army under Dampierre. ... The Battle of White Mountain, November 8, 1620 (Bílá hora is the name of White Mountain in Czech) was an early battle in the Thirty Years War in which an army of 20,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 25,000 men of the... The Battle of Wiesloch was fought on April 27, 1622, near the German village of Wiesloch, south of Heidelberg, between a Protestant army under Count von Mansfeld and the margrave of Baden against a Catholic army under count Tilly. ... The Battle of Höchst was fought on June 22, 1622 between Catholics and Protestants. ... Combatants Protestants Catholic League Commanders Graf von Mansfeld, Christian of Brunswick Gonzalez de Cordoba Strength Casualties While an allied Catholic army of Spanish and Bavarians prepared to fully occupy The Palatinate. ... Combatants Protestants Catholic League Commanders Christian of Brunswick Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly Strength 15000 app. ... The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation â–¶ (help· info), Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae, see names and designations of the empire) was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... This article is about the 17th century German union. ... Count Tilly on a portrait by van Dyck Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly (February, 1559 – April 30, 1632) was a general in Bavarian and later imperial service during the Thirty Years War, upon whom Ferdinand II depended (since Wallenstein was a threat). ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

After the fall of the Bohemian capital of Prague following the Battle of White Mountain, Margrave Friedrich Georg Baden-Durlach decided to continue the battle and oppose Tilly and Cordoba at Wimpfen. Bohemia This article is about the historical region in central Europe; for other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... The Battle of White Mountain, November 8, 1620 (Bílá hora is the name of White Mountain in Czech) was an early battle in the Thirty Years War in which an army of 20,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 25,000 men of the... Margrave is the English and French form of the German title Markgraf (from Mark march and Graf count) and certain equivalent nobiliary (princely) titles in other languages. ...

By early May, the forces of Christian of Brunswick had arrived to the north of the Neckar River and were prepared to assist the Protestant forces. This came as good news to the combined forces of von Mansfeld and Friederich Georg who hopes to combine their armies before risking a major battle. To gain time and to attempt to split the combined Catholic army. Count von Mansfeld crossed the Neckar River near Heidelberg while the Georg marched east up the river to cross at Wimpfen. The plan failed as the troops under Tilly and Córdoba did not split and instead pursued the 14,000 strong army of the Margrave Friedrich Georg Baden-Durlach and cut him off near Wimpfen. Outnumbered, the margrave deployed his troops into a defensive position on a low hill outside of the village. Here the Protestants made an effective stand, rallied by a strong artillery position until a random Spanish countershot exploded the Protestant magazine, costing Badeners their position. The Catholics drove the hill and shattered the Protestant army. Georg then fled to Stuttgart with but a few remaining men under his command. Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Margrave is the English and French form of the German title Markgraf (from Mark march and Graf count) and certain equivalent nobiliary (princely) titles in other languages. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ...

Meanwhile, Mansfeld was hurriedly trying to meet up with Christian who was positioned at the Main, Cordoba and Tilly were in hot pursuit to keep this junction from occuring.

The story of the 400 citizens of Pforzheim who sacrificed themselves for their prince after the battle has been shown by modern research to be a myth. Pforzheim is a town of 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. ...