battle, early modern
Battle of Chemnitz
Battle of Chemnitz was a battle fought on 14 April 1639 at Chemnitz, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Thirty Years' War, which ran from 1618 to 1648. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 8,000.
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Record
| Date | 14 April 1639 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Chemnitz, Germany 50.833N, 12.917E | |
| Part of | Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Swedish victory | |
| Belligerents | Swedish Empire | Holy Roman Empire; Electorate of Saxony |
| Commanders | Johan Banér; Lennart Torstensson; Torsten Stålhandske | Rodolfo Marazzino; Johann Christoph von Puchheim; Raimondo Montecuccoli |
| Strength | 20,000 | 8,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 500 killed or wounded | 2,000 men; 500 killed or wounded; 1,500 captured; 6 guns |
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- Battle of Preßnitz 1641, 43 km
- Air battle over the Ore Mountains 1944, 45 km
- Siege of Gana AD 929, 51 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Vlotho 17 October 1638
- After: Relief of Thionville 7 June 1639
- All 93 engagements of Thirty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1639
- Battle of the Downs United Kingdom
- Action of 18 February 1639 France
- Siege of Jonvelle France
- Battle of Santoña Bay Spain
- Battle of the Brig of Dee United Kingdom
Battle of Chemnitz is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q245811, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chemnitz, revision 1380163719, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.