Battle of Mühlberg
1547 battle of the Schmalkaldic War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Mühlberg took place near Mühlberg in the Electorate of Saxony in 1547, during the Schmalkaldic War. The Catholic princes of the Holy Roman Empire led by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V decisively defeated the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League of Protestant princes under the command of Elector John Frederick I of Saxony and Landgrave Philip I of Hesse.[1][page needed][2][page needed]
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Battle of Mühlberg | |||||||
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Part of the Schmalkaldic War | |||||||
The Battle of Mühlberg by Luis de Ávila y Zúñiga (1550) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Frederick I (POW) Philip I (POW) Philip I Wolfgang |
Charles V Duke of Alba Ferdinand I Maurice of Wettin Gian Giacomo Medici Álvaro de Sande | ||||||
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6,000 infantry[4] and 3,000 cavalry (15 guns) | 13,000 infantry and 4,500 cavalry (20 guns) | ||||||
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8,000 dead 500 knights[5] 1,000 prisoners[1][page needed] | Around 50 dead or wounded[6][7] |
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The battle ended the Schmalkaldic war and led to the dissolution of the Schmalkaldic League.[3]