Rákóczi’s forces march north, endangering Vienna itself. …
Years: 1645 - 1645
August
Rákóczi’s forces march north, endangering Vienna itself.
The combined Swedish and Transylvanian forces, aided by French and Hessian troops, trounce the Imperial (Austro-Bavarian) army at the Battle of Allerheim (or Nördlingen) in Bavaria on August 3, 1645, during which the courageous imperial commander, baron Franz von Mercy, is killed.
Locations
People
Groups
- Bavaria, Ottonian Duchy of
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Hungary, Royal
- Transylvania (Ottoman vassal), Principality of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
Topics
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Thirty Years' War
