battle, notable, early modern
Battle of Stadtlohn
Battle of Stadtlohn was a battle fought on 6 August 1623 at Stadtlohn, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Thirty Years' War, which ran from 1618 to 1648. The recorded result: Catholic victory; End of the Bohemian-Palatinate War (1618–1623). Recorded strength: 15,000 against 5,000+ cavalry; 15,000+ infantry; 14 guns.
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Record
| Date | 6 August 1623 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Stadtlohn, Germany 52.020N, 6.947E | |
| Part of | Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Catholic victory; End of the Bohemian-Palatinate War (1618–1623) | |
| Belligerents | Electoral Palatinate | Holy Roman Empire; 22px Catholic League |
| Commanders | Christian of Brunswick; Hermann Styrum; Dodo zu Knyphausen | 22px Count of Tilly; 22px Graf Anholt |
| Strength | 15,000 | 5,000+ cavalry; 15,000+ infantry; 14 guns |
| Casualties and losses | 6,000 dead; 4,000 captured | 1,000 dead or wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Groenlo 1672, 23 km
- Siege of Groenlo 1627, 23 km
- Siege of Groenlo 1606, 23 km
- Siege of Groenlo 1595, 23 km
- Siege of Groenlo 1597, 23 km
In the same war
- Before: Capture of Mannheim 20 October 1622
- After: Relief of Genoa 28 March 1625
- All 93 engagements of Thirty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1623
- Battle of Anjar Lebanon
Battle of Stadtlohn 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 Q708574, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Stadtlohn, revision 1384566866, 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.