Battle of Werben facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Werben
Part of Thirty Years' War
Illustration of the Battle of Werben (detail)
Date 7 August 1631 (N.S.) Location Werben (Elbe), Margraviate of Brandenburg (present-day Saxony-Anhalt) Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Holy Roman Empire Catholic League
Commanders and leaders
Gustavus Adolphus Wolf von Baudissin	Count of Tilly
Strength
15,100	16,200
Casualties and losses
200	1,000

The Battle of Werben was a battle of the Thirty Years' War, fought on 7 August 1631 (N.S.), between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The Swedes had 15,100 soldiers and were led by Gustavus Adolphus, while the Imperialists had 16,200 soldiers and were led by Field-Marshal Count Tilly. Tilly's troops attacked Gustavus' entrenchments in front of Werben (Elbe), but Swedish batteries and the cavalry under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin forced them to retreat, at the cost of 1,000 Imperials and 200 Swedes. Gustavus inflated Imperial losses to 7,000 to win German support.