Battle of Vlotho

Battle of Vlotho
Part of the Thirty Years' War
Date 17 October 1638 Location Vlotho, County of Ravensberg (present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 52°10′0″N 8°50′59″E / 52.16667°N 8.84972°E / 52.16667; 8.84972 Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Electoral Palatinate  Kingdom of England  Kingdom of Sweden	Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Charles Louis, Elector Palatine Lord Craven James King, Lord Eythin[1]	Graf von Hatzfeldt[2]
Strength
4,000: 1,500 infantry, 2,500 cavalry.[1]	5,800: 1,800 infantry, 4,000 cavalry.[2]
Casualties and losses
1,200 taken prisoner.[citation needed]	79 casualties.[citation needed]
Vlotho class=notpageimage| Location within North Rhine-Westphalia Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Vlotho Vlotho (Germany) Show map of Germany

The Battle of Vlotho was fought on 17 October 1638. It was a victory for the Imperial Army under the command of Field Marshal Melchior von Hatzfeldt, and ended the attempt by Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, to recapture the Electoral Palatinate.^[3]