Battle of Triebl
Battle of Triebl was a battle fought on 18 August 1647 at Třebel, in what is now Czech Republic; it lasted 18 days. It was part of the Thirty Years' War, which ran from 1618 to 1648. The recorded result: See Aftermath. Recorded strength: 9,000; 8 guns against 10 cavalry regiments; 1,500 infantry.
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Engraving of the Battle of Triebl in 1647, made by Matthäus Merian the Younger who had been in service of Carl Gustaf Wrangel at the time. Finnish Heritage Agency, Finland.. Matthäus Merian the Younger, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 18 August 1647 lasted 18 days
Where Třebel, Czech Republic 49.821N, 12.842E
Outcome See Aftermath
Belligerents Holy Roman Empire against Swedish Empire
Where it sits in the Thirty Years' War Siege of Pilsen, 1618 Siege of České Budějovice, 1618 Battle of Lomnice, 1618 Battle of Humenné, 1619 Battle of Vienna, 1620 Palatinate campaign, 1620 Siege of Bad Kreuznach, 1620 Capture of Oppenheim, 1620 Capture of Bacharach, 1620 Siege of Frankenthal, 1621 Battle of Mingolsheim, 1622 Battle of Wimpfen, 1622 Battle of Höchst, 1622 Siege of Heidelberg, 1622 Battle of Fleurus, 1622 Capture of Mannheim, 1622 Battle of Stadtlohn, 1623 Relief of Genoa, 1625 Battle of Dessau Bridge, 1626 Battle of Lutter, 1626 Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, 1627 Skirmish near Barnim, 1627 Battle of Heiligenhafen, 1627 Siege of Stralsund, 1628 Battle of Wolgast, 1628 Battle of L'Anse-aux-Papillons, 1629 Battle of St. Kitts, 1629 Battle of Trzciana, 1629 Siege of Wolgast (1630), 1630 Battle of Falkenberg, 1630 Assault on Greifenhagen, 1630 Siege of Malchin, 1631 Siege of Demmin, 1631 Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder, 1631 Sack of Magdeburg, 1631 Battle of Werben, 1631 Battle of Breitenfeld, 1631 Battle of Rain, 1632 Siege of Nuremberg, 1632 Battle of Wiesloch, 1632 Battle of Fürth, 1632 Battle of the Alte Veste, 1632 Battle of Lützen, 1632 Siege of Schweidnitz, 1633 Battle of Oldendorf, 1633 Battle of Pfaffenhoffen, 1633 Battle of Pfaffenhofen, 1633 Relief of Konstanz, 1633 Siege of Rheinfelden, 1633 Siege of Nymburk, 1634 Battle at Liegnitz, 1634 Siege of La Mota, 1634 Siege of Minden, 1634 Battle of Nördlingen, 1634 Battle of Strasbourg Bridge, 1634 Battle of Les Illes Lerins, 1635 Battle of Les Avins, 1635 Siege of Leuven, 1635 Battle of Dömitz, 1635 Battle of Haselünne, 1636 Battle of Tornavento, 1636 Second siege of Corbie, 1636 Battle of Wittstock, 1636 Battle of Les Illes Lerins, 1637 Battle of Martignat, 1637 Battle of Cornod, 1637 Siege of Saint-Amour, 1637 Siege of Lons-le-Saunier, 1637 Battle of Rheinfelden, 1638 Siege of Saint-Omer, 1638 Battle of Palafrugell, 1638 Battle of Wittenweiher, 1638 Siege of Breisach, 1638 Battle of Thann, 1638 Battle of Vlotho, 1638 Battle of Chemnitz, 1639 Relief of Thionville, 1639 Siege of Salses, 1639 Siege of Landsberg an der Warthe, 1639 Siege of Salses, 1639 Battle of Salses-le-Château, 1639 Battle of Sant Celoni, 1640 Siege of Turin, 1640 Siege of Arras, 1640 Battle of Riebelsdorf Hill, 1640 Battle of Martorell, 1641 Battle of Preßnitz, 1641 Battle of Wolfenbüttel, 1641 Naval Battle of Tarragona, 1641 Siege of Dorsten, 1641 Battle of Schweidnitz, 1642 Battle of Breitenfeld, 1642 Siege of Brno, 1643 Battle of Tuttlingen, 1643 Action of 16 May 1644, 1644 Battle of Colberger Heide, 1644 Battle of Freiburg, 1644 Siege of Philippsburg (1644), 1644 Battle of Jüterbog, 1644 Siege of Pernštejn, 1645 Battle of Jankau, 1645 Battle of Herbsthausen, 1645 Siege of Brno (1645), 1645 Battle of Nördlingen, 1645 Siege of Korneuburg, 1646 Siege of Mardyck, 1646 Siege of Hohentübingen Castle, 1647 Siege of Eger, 1647 Siege of Lens, 1647 Battle of Triebl, 1647 Siege of Memmingen, 1647 Blockade of Eger, 1647 Battle of Prague, 1648 Battle of Zusmarshausen, 1648 Battle of Wevelinghoven, 1648 Battle of Lens, 1648 Battle of Dachau, 1648 1618 1648 Battle of Triebl, 1647 119 placed engagements of the Thirty Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 18 August 1647to 5 September 1647 Place Třebel, Czech Republic49.821N, 12.842E Kind Battle, early modern Strength 9,000; 8 guns 10 cavalry regiments; 1,500 infantry Casualties and losses 200 killed and wounded; 200 killed; 100 wounded 155 killed; 225 wounded; 1,000 killed and wounded; 300 captured; 13 standards Commanders
Battle of Triebl Battle of Triebl Battle of Stříbra Battle of Tachov Battle of Rozvadov Operation Cowboy Battle of Nekmíř Battle of Tachov Battle of Rozvadov Operation Cowboy Battle of Nekmíř Prague Nürnberg Regensburg Ingolstadt Jena Hof Chemnitz Erfurt 100 km 49.821N, 12.842E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Triebl is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 188 in present-day Czech Republic.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237118 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Triebl , revision 1370591544, 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.
