Schlacht bei Nördlingen
Schlacht bei Nördlingen marks the battlefield near Nördlingen and Hürnheim, where the Thirty Years’ War reached a decisive clash. On 5 and 6 September 1634, Swedish-German forces faced an Imperial-Spanish army south of the town.
The Swedish garrison held Nördlingen while Gustav Horn and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar commanded the relieving army. Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand and Ferdinand of Hungary led opposing forces that had joined to reopen the Spanish Road. Swedish-German troops seized important hills, but repeated assaults on 6 September met reinforced Imperial-Spanish positions. The Protestant army finally collapsed during its retreat, after its commanders had underestimated the enemy’s strength.
The defeat pushed Swedish forces out of Bavaria and helped bring about the Peace of Prague in 1635. France then entered the war against Spain, turning the battle’s consequences far beyond the hills near Nördlingen.
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