Battle of Wevelinghoven

Battle of Wevelinghoven
Part of Thirty Years' War
Date14 June 1648
Location
Result Hessian victory
Belligerents
 Holy Roman Empire Hesse-Cassel
Commanders and leaders
Holy Roman Empire Guillaume de Lamboy Johann von Geyso
Strength
6,500 men
11 guns
4,600 men
5 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000 dead
1,500 captured
11 guns captured
168 dead
180 wounded
70 captured

The Battle of Wevelinghoven (German: Schlacht bei Wevelinghoven) or Battle of Grevenbroich (Schlacht bei Grevenbroich) was one of the final battles of the Thirty Years' War. It took place on 14 June 1648 between troops of Holy Roman Empire and of the victorious Hesse-Cassel. Several sources cite the Julian date of 4 June.


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