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 / 49.483°N 8.467°E / 49.483; 8.467
Result Imperial–Spanish victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of England
Electoral Palatinate		 Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Horace Vere
John Burroughs		 Count of Tilly
Location within Baden-Württemberg
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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