Battle of Mulhouse (1674)

Battle of Mulhouse
Part of Franco-Dutch War
The Rhine, south of Mulhouse
Date 29 December 1674 Location Mulhouse, Alsace, France Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Turenne Montauban  (POW)	Hermann of Baden-Baden Bournonville
Strength
3,000	5,000[1]
Casualties and losses
60[2]	300 killed or wounded[1][2] 900[1]–1,000[2] captured

The Battle of Mulhouse took place on 29 December 1674 in Alsace, part of Turenne's Winter Campaign during the Franco-Dutch War. It was fought by the French army under Turenne and part of Alexander von Bournonville's Imperial army commanded by Hermann of Baden-Baden.^[3]

Following the inconclusive Battle of Entzheim on 4 October, the Imperial army took up winter quarters around Colmar. Rather than doing the same, Turenne split up his army and traveled through the Vosges Mountains before reforming it near Belfort. Taken by surprise, Bournonville sent Hermann to hold Mulhouse, where he was attacked and defeated by Turenne on 29 December. Another French victory at the Battle of Turckheim on 5 January 1675 forced the Imperials to withdraw from Alsace.