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Battle of Rain

Battle of Rain was a battle fought in 1632 at Rain, 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: 37,500 men, 72 guns against 22,000 men, 20 guns.

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Battlefield view from the east: River Lech flows from right to center, then flows west (up) into Donau river. Town of Rain center top; Donauwörth town top left. Swedish artillery is firing across the
Battlefield view from the east: River Lech flows from right to center, then flows west (up) into Donau river. Town of Rain center top; Donauwörth town top left. Swedish artillery is firing across the . Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1632 (year precision)
PlaceRain, Germany
48.678N, 10.912E
Part ofThirty Years' War (1618 to 1648)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireHoly Roman Empire; 22px Catholic League
CommandersGustavus Adolphus; Johan Banér; Lennart Torstensson; William of Saxe-Weimar22px Count Tilly; 22px von Aldringen; 22px Maximilian of Bavaria; 22px von Scharffenstein
Strength37,500 men, 72 guns22,000 men, 20 guns
Casualties and losses2,000 killed or wounded2,000 killed or wounded, 1,000 captured
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Battle of Rain 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 Q703436, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rain, revision 1385586257, 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.