Jan 1, 2010
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in Schmalkaldic War. Result: Rout of the Schmalkaldic army, capture of John Frederick, triumph of Charles V in Germany.
On April 24, 1547, the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, led by Saxon Elector John Frederick, were totally routed by an imperial army under Emperor Charles V and Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duke of Alva. Formed in 1531, the League allied nine German Protestant states under Philip of Hesse. Charles was forced to give it de facto recognition in 1544. Though the league’s forces initially...
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