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Battle of Hausbergen

Battle of Hausbergen was a battle fought on 8 March 1262 at Strasbourg, in what is now France. The recorded result: Citizen victory.

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Illustration par Émile Schweitzer de la Bataille de Hausbergen du 8 mars 1262. L'image est estraite de l'ouvrage Strasbourg historique et pittoresque depuis son origine jusqu'en 1870 par Adolphe Seybo
Illustration par Émile Schweitzer de la Bataille de Hausbergen du 8 mars 1262. L'image est estraite de l'ouvrage Strasbourg historique et pittoresque depuis son origine jusqu'en 1870 par Adolphe Seybo. Émile Schweitzer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 March 1262
WhereStrasbourg, France48.609N, 7.671E
OutcomeCitizen victory
BelligerentsCity of StrasbourgagainstPrince-Bishopric of Strasbourg

Record

Date8 March 1262
PlaceStrasbourg, France
48.609N, 7.671E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknown. Mainly militia on foot including 300 crossbowmen. Small number of horsemen.300 horsemen and at least 5,000 infantrymen
Casualties and lossesAllegedly 1 killed.Allegedly 1,300 foot soldiers and 70 knights killed, and 86 noblemen made prisoner.
Battle of HausbergenBattle of HausbergenBattle of StrasbourgBattle of La SuffelLiberation of StrasbourgSiege of StrasbourgBattle of EntzheimBattle of EntzheimStuttgartLuxembourgMannheimBaselSaarbrückenMetzNancyFreiburg100 km48.609N, 7.671E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between AD 357 and 1944.

Elsewhere in 1262

Battle of Hausbergen is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2799746, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hausbergen, revision 1370265477, 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.