siege, early modern
Siege of Memmingen
Siege of Memmingen was a siege conducted in 1647 at Memmingen, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Memmingen. It was part of the Thirty Years' War, which ran from 1618 to 1648. The recorded result: Bavarian victory.
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Where it sits in the Thirty Years' War
Record
| Date | 1647 (year precision) to 1647 | |
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| Place | Memmingen, Germany 47.988N, 10.181E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Bavarian recapture Memmingen | |
| Strength | 350 | 4,000–6,000; Four 18-pounder cannons; Eight 24-pounder cannons; Four culverins; Two Halbe Kartaunen; Four fire-mortars |
| Casualties and losses | 350 surrendered | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Memmingen 1805, same recorded site
- Battle of Wurzach 1525, 24 km W
- Battle of Jedesheim 1108, 25 km N
- Battle of Biberach 1796, 31 km NW
- Battle of Biberach 1800, 31 km NW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Triebl 18 August 1647
- After: Blockade of Eger 1647
- All 119 engagements of Thirty Years' War
Elsewhere in 1647
- Battle of Puerto de Cavite Philippines
- Battle of Knocknanuss Ireland
- Battle of Dungan's Hill Ireland
- Capture of Oujda Morocco
- Battle of Balasore India
Siege of Memmingen is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140530510, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Memmingen, revision 1380646461, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.