Early Modern era · 1636
Battle of Wittstock
The Battle of Wittstock was fought on 4 October 1636, near Wittstock in northern Germany, during the Thirty Years' War. A Swedish army commanded jointly by Johan Banér and Alexander Leslie won a decisive victory against a combined Imperial–Saxon army, led by Count Melchior von Hatzfeld and John George I, Elector of Saxony.
- When
- 4 Oct 1636
- Where
- Wittstock/Dosse
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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