Battle of Vlotho

Battle of Vlotho
Part of the Thirty Years' War
Date17 October 1638
Location
Vlotho, County of Ravensberg
(present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
52°10′0″N 8°50′59″E / 52.16667°N 8.84972°E / 52.16667; 8.84972
Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Electoral Palatinate
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Sweden		 Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Charles Louis, Elector Palatine
Lord Craven
James King, Lord Eythin[1]		 Graf von Hatzfeldt[2]
Strength
4,000: 1,500 infantry, 2,500 cavalry.[1] 5,800: 1,800 infantry, 4,000 cavalry.[2]
Casualties and losses
1,200 taken prisoner.[citation needed] 79 casualties.[citation needed]
Vlotho is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Vlotho is located in Germany
Vlotho
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Vlotho (Germany)

The Battle of Vlotho was fought on 17 October 1638. It was a victory for the Imperial Army under the command of Field Marshal Melchior von Hatzfeldt, and ended the attempt by Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, to recapture the Electoral Palatinate.[3]

  1. ^ a b Guthrie 2003, p. 72.
  2. ^ a b Guthrie 2003, p. 73.
  3. ^ Guthrie 2003, pp. 72, 73.