The Battle of Brücke Concert was a battle that took place on August 11, 1675, in the framework of the Dutch War , in which the allied imperial army defeated the French troops under the command of François de Creca .
| Battle of Concert Brücke | |||
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| Main conflict: the Dutch war | |||
| date | August 11, 1675 | ||
| A place | Konz , near Trier ( Germany ) | ||
| Total | Allied victory | ||
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Background
In 1675, the imperial commander Raimund Montekukkoli and the French marshal Turenn maneuvered between Philipsburg and Strasbourg, exhausting each other. Finally, Turen succeeded in putting the imperial troops at a disadvantage near Sasbach , but in this battle Turenne himself was killed.
Confused after the death of the commander, the French lost their advantage, and Montekukkoli began pursuing the enemy, forcing the French to retreat to the left bank of the Rhine .
At the same time, imperial forces under the command of Charles IV , Duke of Lorraine, were besieged by Trier , who was occupied by Tyuren in the autumn of 1673 .
Battle
Francois de Creca sent an army of 15,000 soldiers with 11 guns to save the city. However, on the bridge over the Saar River in the region of Konza, they were stopped by imperial troops.
Charles IV sent to meet the enemy detachment under the command of Otto di Grana , who rapidly took the heights, now known as the heights of Gran. Another detachment crossed the bridge at the end, and the third - crossed the river along the pontoon bridge. The Imperials attacked the French camp, the battle raged for three hours. At the right moment, the Marquis di Grana hit the French right-wing, and the French fled the battlefield, leaving behind all their guns and the wagon train. The Germans chased the French over 50 km.
Kreki made his way to Trier to take command, but was forced to surrender on 9 September .
On the battlefield in 1892, a monument was erected to the soldiers of Gran, however, in accordance with the order of Wilhelm II, he officially glorifies not the Marquis di Grana, but united Germany.
Literature
- (German) G. Kentenich: Geschichte der Stadt Trier. Verlag der akademischen Buchhandlung Interbook, Trier.