Capture of Mannheim

Capture of Mannheim
Part of the Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years' War

1627 engraving of the siege
Date20 October – 2 November 1622
Location
Mannheim, Electoral Palatinate
(present-day Germany)
49°29′N 8°28′E / 49.48°N 8.47°E / 49.48; 8.47
Result Imperial–Spanish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England
Electoral Palatinate		 Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire
Spain Kingdom of Spain
Catholic League
Commanders and leaders
England Horace Vere
England John Burroughs		 Count of Tilly
Capture of Mannheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
Capture of Mannheim
Location within Baden-Württemberg
Capture of Mannheim is located in Germany
Capture of Mannheim
Capture of Mannheim (Germany)

The Capture of Mannheim was achieved on 2 November 1622 by the Imperial-Spanish army commanded by Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly against the Protestant troops under the Englishman Sir Horace Vere during the Thirty Years' War.

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