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The '''Battle of Salzbach''' or '''Sasbach''' was fought July 27, 1675, between the armies of [[Kingdom of France|France]] and the [[Holy Roman Empire]], during the [[Franco-Dutch War]]. The battle was won by the French, but at a high cost: the great French [[Marshal of France|marshal]], the [[Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne|Vicomte de Turenne]], was killed in the fighting. |
The '''Battle of Salzbach''' or '''Sasbach''' was fought July 27, 1675, between the armies of [[Kingdom of France|France]] and the [[Holy Roman Empire]], during the [[Franco-Dutch War]]. The battle was won by the French, but at a high cost: the great French [[Marshal of France|marshal]], the [[Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne|Vicomte de Turenne]], was killed in the fighting. The Germans under the Italian general Raimondo Montecuccoli approximately defeated the French, but the last attack was decisive and the Germans had to retreat. The French suffered double casualties, because the Germans were more numerically, they had more equipment and fought with a lot of patriotism. The French general was killed too during the battle by a German cannon. |
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| Battle of Salzbach | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
 Death of marshal Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne | |||||||
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 Holy Roman Empire |
 France | ||||||
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Raimondo Montecuccoli |
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne † | ||||||
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| 30,000 | 53,000 | ||||||
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| 12,000 killed and wounded, plus the commander | 5,000 killed and wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Salzbach or Sasbach was fought July 27, 1675, between the armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire, during the Franco-Dutch War. The battle was won by the French, but at a high cost: the great French marshal, the Vicomte de Turenne, was killed in the fighting. The Germans under the Italian general Raimondo Montecuccoli approximately defeated the French, but the last attack was decisive and the Germans had to retreat. The French suffered double casualties, because the Germans were more numerically, they had more equipment and fought with a lot of patriotism. The French general was killed too during the battle by a German cannon.
48°38′18″N 8°05′30″E / 48.6383°N 8.0917°E
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