Battle of Breisach | |||||||
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Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Saxe-Weimar France |
Holy Roman Empire Bavaria |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Vicomte de Turenne |
Johann von Götzen Federico Savelli |
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Strength | |||||||
ca. 14,000–19,000 | ca. 3,000–20,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,700 | 4,000 |
The Battle of Breisach was fought on 18 August — 17 December 1638 as part of Thirty Years' War. It ended when a garrison of the Holy Roman Empire surrendered to the French, commanded by Bernard of Saxe-Weimar.