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Battle of Worringen

Battle of Worringen was a battle fought on 5 June 1288 at Worringen, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Limburg Succession, which ran from 1283 to 1289. The recorded result: Brabantian victory. Recorded strength: 4,200; 2,800 armored cavalry; 1,400 footmen against 4,800; 2,300 armored cavalry; 2,500 footmen.

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Peter Jansens Monumentalgemälde Schlacht bei Worringen, Auftragsarbeit von 1889, hängt an der nördlichen Wand des Jan-Wellem-Saals im Historischen Rathaus Düsseldorf. Geschenk von Karl Weiler im Jahre
Peter Jansens Monumentalgemälde Schlacht bei Worringen, Auftragsarbeit von 1889, hängt an der nördlichen Wand des Jan-Wellem-Saals im Historischen Rathaus Düsseldorf. Geschenk von Karl Weiler im Jahre. Peter Janssen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 June 1288
WhereWorringen, Germany51.042N, 6.888E
OutcomeBrabantian victory
BelligerentsElectorate of Cologne; County of Guelders; County of Luxemburg; Lordship of Ligny; County of Nassau; House of Plettenberg; County of Hülchrath; Lordship of TomburgagainstDuchy of Brabant; City of Cologne; County of Berg; County of Mark; County of Loon; County of Jülich; County of Tecklenburg; County of Waldeck; County of Ziegenhain; County of Vianden
Casualties and losses1,100aand40
Part ofWar of the Limburg Succession1283 to 1289

Record

Date5 June 1288
PlaceWorringen, Germany
51.042N, 6.888E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeLimburg added to Brabant; Cologne de facto independent from Electorate
Strength4,200; 2,800 armored cavalry; 1,400 footmen4,800; 2,300 armored cavalry; 2,500 footmen
Casualties and losses1,100a40
Commanders
  • Siegfried II of Westerburg
  • Reginald I of Guelders
  • Henry VI of Luxembourg
  • Waleran I of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny
  • Adolf, King of Germany
  • Dietrich Luf II
  • John I, Duke of Brabant
  • Adolf VIII of Berg
  • Eberhard II, Count of the Mark
  • Arnold V, Count of Loon
  • Walram, Count of Jülich
  • Bentheim-Tecklenburg
Battle of WorringenBattle of WorringenBattle of CologneBattle of WevelinghovenSiege of NeussDestruction of NeussSiege of KaiserswerthBattle of CologneBattle of WevelinghovenSiege of KaiserswerthFrankfurtBrusselsRotterdamAntwerpenUtrechtCharleroiKoblenzMünster100 km51.042N, 6.888E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Worringen
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Worringen today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-11. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 47 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 76 m, 76 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 35% tree cover, 28% cropland, 17% built-up.

tree cover: 35%cropland: 28%built-up: 17%grassland: 14%water: 6%tree cover 35%cropland 28%built-up 17%grassland 14%water 6%
west to east, 10.0 km34 to 66 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 72 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1288

Battle of Worringen is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q152295, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Worringen, revision 1370594542, 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.