| 词条 | Battle of Herbsthausen |
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|conflict=Battle of Herbsthausen |partof=Thirty Years' War |image= Schlacht bei Mergentheim - Aufstellung Detail.jpg |image_size= 320px |caption= Battle of Mergentheim (“Mariendal” in the drawing), or Battle of Herbsthausen, of 1645. Plan of action, French depiction. |date=2 May 1645 |place=Herbsthausen, Mergentheim (present-day Germany) |result=Bavarian victory |combatant1={{flagcountry|Kingdom of France}}[1] |combatant2= Bavaria |commander1=Vicomte de Turenne |commander2=Franz von Mercy |strength1= 3500 infantry 5500 cavalry |strength2= 4300 infantry 5300 cavalry 9 guns |casualties1= 2600 killed{{sfn|Barthold|1826|p={{page needed|date=November 2016}} }} 59 standards[2] |casualties2= 500 killed[2] }}{{Campaignbox Thirty Years' War Swedish-French Intervention}} The Battle of Herbsthausen, or the Battle of Mergentheim, was fought on 2 May 1645.[3] The battle was between French forces led by Marshal Turenne and the Bavarian army led by Franz von Mercy. The French had caught the Bavarians short of troops at the beginning of the campaigning season, and pursued the Bavarians deep into Württemberg, but the Bavarians caught the French unawares and heavily defeated them. PreliminariesAt the beginning of the 1645 campaign season, 4,000 troops had been detached from Mercy's army in order to reinforce the army of the Holy Roman Empire against the Swedes. Upon learning this, Turenne moved to immediately bring Mercy to battle, pulling approximately 11,000 men and 15 guns from winter quarters and marching on Württemberg, in which vicinity Mercy was encamped.[4] Turenne drove Mercy and his 6,000 men steadily deeper into Germany, from Stuttgart to Hall to Mergentheim (Mariendal), where he finally encamped to await reinforcements from the Hessians and collect forage for his horses. His forces were dispersed into encampments in villages in the vicinity. BattleAt 2:00 am on 2 May Turenne was awoken to the news that Mercy was bearing down on the French encampments. Turenne issued orders to the army to regroup at Herbsthausen and for General Rosen to rally the forces there. Ignoring the advantageous terrain that he was in possession of, and heedless of his still inferior numbers (he had but 3,000 men at this time), Rosen deployed his battalions on the plain near Herbsthausen, where Mercy found him and, sensing his advantage, issued only a desultory artillery bombardment before attacking with his cavalry and infantry. Turenne arrived too late to reverse Rosen's errors, and Mercy's forces overwhelmed the French.[5] ConsequencesAll of Turenne's infantry was lost, as well as most of his cavalry. Turenne himself narrowly avoided capture, and fled to Hesse-Cassel to avoid Mercy's close pursuit. Cardinal Mazarin now found it necessary to commit d'Enghien (the later Great Condé) to the campaign to rectify the French position in Western Germany, which led to the Second Battle of Nördlingen in August, where Mercy was killed.[6] See also
Notes1. ^"...the standard of France was white, sprinkled with golden fleur de lis..." {{harv|Ripley|Dana|1879|p=250}}. 2. ^1 {{harvnb|Schreiber|1868|p={{page needed|date=November 2016}} }} 3. ^Croxton, pp. 981-982. 4. ^James 1839, pp. 133-134. 5. ^James 1839, pp. 134-138; Morris 1887, p. 264; Croxton 2000, p. 987. 6. ^Bonney 2002, p. 64 References
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