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Battle Of Nrdlingen (1645)This article is about the second 'Battle of Nrdlingen' fought in 1645 in Germany as part of the Thirty Years War. See also Battle of Nrdlingen (1634) | | | Battle of Nrdlingen | | Dates of battle | August 3, 1645 | | Conflict | Thirty Years' War | | Site of battle | Allerheim southeast of Nrdlingen, Germany | | Combatant 1 | France, Weimar | | led by | Marshal Henri, Vicomte de Turenne,
Louis de Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien | | Forces | 12,000 troops | | Combatant 2 | Holy Roman Empire | | led by | Field Marshal Franz von Mercy†,
General Johann von Werth | | | Forces | 12000 troops | | result | French dislodge Imperial forces | Casualties | (1) 5,000
(2) 5,000 | The second Battle of Nrdlingen was fought on August 3, 1645 between forces of the Holy Roman Empire and France. An Imperial army, led by Field Marshal Baron Franz von Mercy, were encamped around the village of Allerheim near Nrdlingen in Bavaria. It was attacked by a French army under the command of Louis de Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien and Marshal Henri, Vicomte de Turenne. The French won the battle after a bloody struggle in which both sides lost virtually the same number of troops. Von Mercy himself was killed and the Bavarians driven from the field, but the heavy casualties had so weakened the French that they were unable to press home their advantage. In the wake of the battle, the exhausted Bavarians began peace negotiations that led to the Truce of Ulm two years later. Nrdlingen (1645)
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