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Siege of Breisach | |||||||
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Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
![]() Map scene depicting the end of the siege as armies enter the town | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
ca. 14,000–19,000 | ca. 3,000–20,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,700 | 4,000 |
The siege of Breisach was fought on 18 August — 17 December 1638 as part of Thirty Years' War. It ended after several unsuccessful relief attempts by Imperial forces with the surrender of the Imperial garrison to the French, commanded by Bernard of Saxe-Weimar.[1]
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