Siege of Frankenthal 1621
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1621 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Germany | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Palatinate campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 49.5333, 8.3500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Frankenthal was a siege of the Palatinate campaign during the Thirty Years' War. A Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba besieged the Palatinate fortified city of Frankenthal and its mostly English garrison commanded by John Burroughs. The siege lasted from 1621 to 20 March 1623, when King James I ordered the city to surrender.
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