The Battle of Mingolsheim ( German: Schlacht bei Mingolsheim ) is the battle of the Thirty Years' War that took place on April 27, 1622 , near the village of Mingolsheim , 15 miles south of Heidelberg , between the Protestant army of Peter Ernst Count Mansfeld and the Catholic army of John Tserklas Tilly . It happened after the battle of Wisloch , which happened the day before, on April 26, 1622, 1 mile from Mingolsheim.
| Battle of Mingolsheim |
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| Main Conflict: Thirty Years War |
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| date of | April 27, 1622 |
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| A place | Mingolsheim , 15 miles from Heidelberg |
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| Total | The victory of the gospel union |
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John Tserklas Tilly | Peter Ernst Mansfeld |
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3000 and all artillery (T. Harbotl) | 300-800 |
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In the early spring of 1621, a mercenary army under the command of George Friedrich , Margrave of Baden-Durlach, moving from Alsace, crossed the Rhine and moved to join the Mansfeld army. After the unification, the armies were to prevent the unification of the Catholic armies of Tilly and Ferdando Gonzalo Cordoba, moving from the Spanish Netherlands with 20,000 soldiers on the orders of Ambrosio Spinola .
Tilly collided with the rearguard of Mansfeld and knocked him over. The attack was successful until Tilly collided with the main forces of the Protestants. Tilly was forced to retreat, having lost 3,000 dead and wounded, as well as all his guns. Tilly retreated and went around the Protestant army without a maneuver and went to join Cordoba. Protestants also united, but the numerical superiority was on the side of the Catholics, which greatly influenced the further course of the campaign. As a result, the tactical gain in the battle turned out to be a strategic loss.
