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Battle of Sinsheim

Battle of Sinsheim was a battle fought on 16 June 1674 at Sinsheim, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 infantry, 6,000 cavalry against 1,500 infantry, 7,000 cavalry.

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16 июня 1674
16 июня 1674. Кольцо Тьмы, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 June 1674
WhereSinsheim, Germany49.233N, 8.808E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstHoly Roman Empire
Casualties and losses1,100–1,500 killed or woundedand2,000+ killed; Unknown wounded; 500 to 600 captured
Part ofFranco-Dutch War1672 to 1678

Where it sits in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Nimègue, 1672Siege of Doesburg, 1672Siege of Groenlo, 1672Siege of Coevorden, 1672Siege of Groningen, 1672Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Maastricht, 1673First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 1675Battle of Konzer Brücke, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Bouchain, 1676Battle of Palermo, 1676Siege of Maastricht, 1676Siege of Valenciennes, 1677First Battle of Tobago, 1677Siege of Saint-Omer, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of San Leonardello, 1677Siege of Freiburg, 1677Second Battle of Tobago, 1677Action of 1678, 1678Siege of Ypres, 1678Battle of Rheinfelden, 1678Battle of Saint-Denis, 167816721678Battle of Sinsheim, 1674
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 June 1674
PlaceSinsheim, Germany
49.233N, 8.808E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,500 infantry, 6,000 cavalry1,500 infantry, 7,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses1,100–1,500 killed or wounded2,000+ killed; Unknown wounded; 500 to 600 captured
Commanders
Battle of SinsheimBattle of SinsheimBattle of MingolsheimBattle of WieslochBattle of WieslochSiege of HeidelbergBattle of HandschuhsheimBattle of MingolsheimSiege of HeidelbergBattle of HandschuhsheimFrankfurtStuttgartStrasbourgWiesbadenKoblenzUlmWürzburgKarlsruhe100 km49.233N, 8.808E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: IMP ALLIED ARMY
Strength9,5007,500
Casualties1,500 (15.8%)2,500 (33.3%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1094
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Front width5 km5 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 34), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Sinsheim 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 Q672198, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sinsheim, revision 1370589426, 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.