Battle of Sinsheim
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The Battle of Sinsheim is a victory of Turenne, over the Holy Roman Empire
June 16, 1674, during the Franco-Dutch war
.
The battle was fought in Sinsheim
(southeast of Heidelberg
), not Sinzheim
(near Baden-Baden
) as it is often said.
Party Haguenau, he passed the Rhine near Philippsburg on a pontoon bridge, with 6000 cavalry and 1500 infantry. It carries 160 km in five days to catch up with Lorraine Aeneas Caprara (7000 riders, 2000 foot soldiers) and to prevent their junction with the army of the Circles, commissioned by Bournonville. Turenne Caprara forces to fight June 16 at Sinsheim.
Turenne deployed his infantry and his dragoons on foot. They forced the outposts, crossed the Elsanz, enter Sinsheim. The Imperials retreated through the city.
They go online on the board. To get there, the French must climb a narrow defile. Turenne has infantry and dragons in the hedgerows flanking the parade, as well as the castle and in the vineyard. The French cavalry can engage in the parade.
Against an enemy attack is stopped by the firing of the infantry in this vineyard. The Imperials are repelled from Tray # 1. They retire. Turenne left immediately monitor the bulk of the imperial army, stationed on the Moselle.
There are 2 000 to 3 000 deaths, according to sources. The city is completely destroyed.
July 1, the Elector of Brandenburg takes up arms against France. The Perpetual Diet of Regensburg
declares war.
Turenne again crosses the Rhine and ravaged the Palatinate (July 1674) depriving the Imperial subsistence, thus cutting off their route of Alsace.
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
June 16, 1674, during the Franco-Dutch war
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War, often called simply the Dutch War was a war fought by France, Sweden, the Bishopric of Münster, the Archbishopric of Cologne and England against the United Netherlands, which were later joined by the Austrian Habsburg lands, Brandenburg and Spain to form a quadruple alliance...
.
The battle was fought in Sinsheim
Sinsheim
Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometers northwest of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It consists of a city center and 11 suburbs with a total population of 35,605...
(southeast of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
), not Sinzheim
Sinzheim
Sinzheim is a municipality in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 6 km west of Baden-Baden, and 11 km south of Rastatt....
(near Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
) as it is often said.
Context
In 1674, while the bulk of French forces are mobilized in the Netherlands (with Conde) and Franche-Comte (with Louis XIV), Turenne is responsible for include the Imperial. It remains in Alsace with meager numbers. Disagree with the strategy of Louis XIV, he sees in Alsace a highly strategic location he wants to avoid the danger of invasion. It will therefore attack rather than defend, to prevent the war being laid in Alsace.Party Haguenau, he passed the Rhine near Philippsburg on a pontoon bridge, with 6000 cavalry and 1500 infantry. It carries 160 km in five days to catch up with Lorraine Aeneas Caprara (7000 riders, 2000 foot soldiers) and to prevent their junction with the army of the Circles, commissioned by Bournonville. Turenne Caprara forces to fight June 16 at Sinsheim.
the Battle
The infantry of Caprara aligned along the hedgerows and gardens at the entrance of the city.Turenne deployed his infantry and his dragoons on foot. They forced the outposts, crossed the Elsanz, enter Sinsheim. The Imperials retreated through the city.
They go online on the board. To get there, the French must climb a narrow defile. Turenne has infantry and dragons in the hedgerows flanking the parade, as well as the castle and in the vineyard. The French cavalry can engage in the parade.
Against an enemy attack is stopped by the firing of the infantry in this vineyard. The Imperials are repelled from Tray # 1. They retire. Turenne left immediately monitor the bulk of the imperial army, stationed on the Moselle.
There are 2 000 to 3 000 deaths, according to sources. The city is completely destroyed.
extensions
This Turenne for a limited success, since the Germans still end up in effect a junction near Heidelberg2.July 1, the Elector of Brandenburg takes up arms against France. The Perpetual Diet of Regensburg
Perpetual Diet of Regensburg
The Perpetual Diet of Regensburg or the Eternal Diet of Regensburg was a permanent Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806 seated in Regensburg in present-day Germany....
declares war.
Turenne again crosses the Rhine and ravaged the Palatinate (July 1674) depriving the Imperial subsistence, thus cutting off their route of Alsace.
Sources
- Jean Bérenger, Turenne, Fayard, 1987.
- John Childs, La guerre au XVIIe siècle, Autrement, Atlas des Guerres, 2004.