battle, notable, early modern
Battle of Fleurus
Battle of Fleurus was a battle fought on 29 August 1622 at Fleurus, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Thirty Years' War, which ran from 1618 to 1648. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 14,000, 11 guns against 8,000, 4 guns.
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Record
| Date | 29 August 1622 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Fleurus, Belgium 50.483N, 4.550E | |
| Part of | Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Spanish victory | |
| Belligerents | Dutch Republic | Spanish Empire |
| Commanders | Ernst von Mansfeld; Christian of Brunswick | Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba |
| Strength | 14,000, 11 guns | 8,000, 4 guns |
| Casualties and losses | 5,000 dead, wounded or captured | 500–1,000 dead or wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Fleurus 1690, same recorded site
- Battle of Fleurus 1794, 0.2 km
- Battle of Lambusart 1794, 3.2 km
- Battle of Ligny 1815, 3.7 km
- Siege of Corroy 1542, 9.7 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Heidelberg 23 July 1622
- After: Capture of Mannheim 20 October 1622
- All 93 engagements of Thirty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1622
- Siege of Bergen op Zoom Netherlands
- Battle of Mbumbi Angola
- Siege of Montpellier France
- Siege of Royan France
- Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré France
Battle of Fleurus is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1642290, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fleurus (1622), revision 1382615997, 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.