Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder

Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder
Part of the Thirty Years' War
Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder by Matthäus Merian (1642)
Date 13 April 1631[a] Location Frankfurt an der Oder, Margraviate of Brandenburg (present-day Brandenburg, Germany) 52°21′N 14°33′E / 52.350°N 14.550°E / 52.350; 14.550 Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Germany German Catholic League
Commanders and leaders
Gustavus Adolphus John Hepburn Robert Monro	Rudolf von Tiefenbach Walter Butler (POW)
Strength
18,000	6,400
Casualties and losses
800 killed or wounded	3,000 killed
Frankfurt an der Oder class=notpageimage| Location within Brandenburg Show map of Brandenburg Frankfurt an der Oder Frankfurt an der Oder (Germany) Show map of Germany

The Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder on 13 April 1631^[a] took place during the Thirty Years' War. It was fought between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire for the strategically important, fortified Oder crossing Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg, Germany.^[4]

The town was the first major Imperial stronghold attacked by Sweden outside the Duchy of Pomerania,^[1] where Sweden had established a bridgehead in 1630.^[3] After a two-day siege, Swedish forces, supported by Scottish auxiliaries,^[5] stormed the town.^[4] The result was a Swedish victory.^[4][5] With the subsequent clearance of nearby Landsberg (Warthe) (now Gorzow),^[3] Frankfurt served to protect the Swedish army's rear when Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden proceeded further into Central Germany.^[5]

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