Battle of Wimpfen

Battle of Wimpfen
Part of the Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years' War
Battle of Wimpfen, painting by S. Vrancx showing the magazine explosion
Date 6 May 1622 Location Wimpfen, Swabian Circle, Holy Roman Empire present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany 49°11′50″N 9°10′20″E / 49.19722°N 9.17222°E / 49.19722; 9.17222 Result Catholic victory
Belligerents
Margraviate of Baden Electoral Palatinate	Holy Roman Empire Catholic League  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Georg Friedrich von Baden	Count of Tilly Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Strength
12,700 [1] Two 60-pounder guns, one 70-pounder, 20 of a mixture of 3-, 5-, 6-, and 8-pounders, 6 "newly cast' guns, and 9 half culverins[2]	Approx: 15,650+ 8,700 infantry, 900 cavalry, seven 12 pounders, and 1 half culverin with Tilly. 5,200 infantry, 850 cavalry, and five 8-pounders with Spanish.[2]
Casualties and losses
3,000+	1,800+ [3]
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The Battle of Wimpfen took place during the Palatinate campaign period of the Thirty Years' War on 6 May 1622 near Wimpfen.

The combined forces of the Catholic League and the Spanish Empire under Marshal Tilly and Gonzalo de Córdoba defeated the Protestant forces of Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden.