Battle of Nördlingen (1634)

Battle of the Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Nördlingen, fought over two days from 5 to 6 September 1634, was a major battle of the Thirty Years' War. An Imperial–Spanish force led by the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand and Ferdinand of Hungary inflicted a crushing defeat on the Swedish–German army led by Gustav Horn and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar. By 1634, the Swedes and their German allies occupied much of southern Germany.

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