siege, early modern
Siege of Frankenthal
Siege of Frankenthal was a siege conducted in 1621 at Frankenthal, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Thirty Years' War, which ran from 1618 to 1648. The recorded result: Imperial–Spanish victory.
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Record
| Date | 1621 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Frankenthal, Germany 49.533N, 8.350E | |
| Part of | Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Imperial–Spanish victory | |
| Belligerents | Electoral Palatinate; Kingdom of England | Holy Roman Empire; Spain |
| Commanders | John Burroughs | Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ludwigshafen 1849, 9.0 km
- Battle of Maudach 1796, 9.1 km
- Battle of Seckenheim 1462, 9.9 km
- Siege of Mannheim 1795, 9.9 km
- Battle of Mannheim 1799, 9.9 km
In the same war
- Before: Capture of Bacharach 1 October 1620
- After: Battle of Mingolsheim 27 April 1622
- All 93 engagements of Thirty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1621
- Siege of Montauban France
- Battle of Gibraltar Spain
- Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély France
- Siege of Jülich Germany
- Blockade of La Rochelle France
Siege of Frankenthal 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 Q42377865, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Frankenthal, revision 1371936158, 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.