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Battle of Turckheim

Battle of Turckheim was a battle fought on 5 January 1675 at Turckheim, in what is now France. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 against 30,000–50,000.

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La marcha de Turena previa a la batalla de Turckheim
La marcha de Turena previa a la batalla de Turckheim. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 January 1675
WhereTurckheim, France48.086N, 7.270E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstHoly Roman Empire; Margraviate of Brandenburg
Casualties and losses1,100and3,400; 900 killed or wounded, 2,500 captured
Part ofFranco-Dutch War1672 to 1678

Where it sits in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Nimègue, 1672Siege of Doesburg, 1672Siege of Groenlo, 1672Siege of Coevorden, 1672Siege of Groningen, 1672Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Maastricht, 1673First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 1675Battle of Konzer Brücke, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Bouchain, 1676Battle of Palermo, 1676Siege of Maastricht, 1676Siege of Valenciennes, 1677First Battle of Tobago, 1677Siege of Saint-Omer, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of San Leonardello, 1677Siege of Freiburg, 1677Second Battle of Tobago, 1677Action of 1678, 1678Siege of Ypres, 1678Battle of Rheinfelden, 1678Battle of Saint-Denis, 167816721678Battle of Turckheim, 1675
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 January 1675
PlaceTurckheim, France
48.086N, 7.270E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength30,00030,000–50,000
Casualties and losses1,1003,400; 900 killed or wounded, 2,500 captured
Commanders
Battle of TurckheimBattle of TurckheimBattle of ArgentovariaColmar PocketBattle of LingeBattle of HohneckBattle of the RhineBattle of LingeBattle of the RhineZürichBernStuttgartStrasbourgBaselSaarbrückenMetzNancy100 km48.086N, 7.270E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: IMP ALLIED ARMY
Strength33,00030,000
Casualties1,100 (3.3%)3,400 (11.3%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1094
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 37), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Turckheim is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1001093, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Turckheim, revision 1380955328, 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.