Battle at Kokersberg
Location of the battlefield
| date | October 7, 1677 |
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| place | Kochersberg , Alsace |
| output | no winner |
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| losses | |
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unknown |
700 to 800 dead, wounded and prisoners |
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Dutch War (1672–1678 / 79)
Solebay - First Schooneveld - Second Schooneveld - Texel - Bonn - Maastricht - Sinsheim - Seneffe - Enzheim - Türkheim - Sasbach - Konzer Bridge - Stromboli - Augusta - Palermo - Kokersberg - Philippsburg - Maastricht - Valenciennes - Tobago - Cassel - Freiburg - Ypres - Rheinfelden - Saint-Denis
The battle near Kokersberg (today: Communauté de communes du Kochersberg ) took place on October 7, 1677 between a French army under François de Créquy and troops of the Holy Roman Empire (HRR) under the command of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine .
Starting position
The Duke of Lorraine had invaded Alsace with his army and threatened the Philippsburg fortress . The Maréchal de Créquy followed him with his troops without attacking him first.
The battle
De Créquy then managed to take an advantageous position on the heights near Kokersberg. However, this could not prevent the Lorraine cavalry, commanded by the Comte de Haran, from carrying out an attack that evening. However, Créquy ordered not to accept the battle.
Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars , who commanded the attacked right French wing, only used a detachment for defense. This was supported by two escadrons of the royal guard and repulsed 12 escadrons of the attacking cavalry. Parts of the Chevau-légers de la garde , Garde du corps and the gendarmes de la garde were deployed .
In the course of this battle, which was limited to weak cavalry fighting, the French captured several standards and captured a number of officers , including the Comte de Harlan.
Effects
Since Créquy had been ordered not to take any chances, the latter broke off camp on the following day, so that this limited success could not be extended and the Duke of Lorraine claimed victory for himself.
literature
- Yves Joseph La Motte, Antoine Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière: Histoire de la vie et du règne de Louis XIV. Volume 4. Varrentrapp, Frankfurt am Main 1742, p. 102 ( digitized version ).
- Jean CL Simonde de Sismondi : Histoire des Français. Volume 25. Treuttel et Würtz, Paris 1841, p. 352 ( digitized version ).
- Hyacinthe Dusevel: Documents Historiques existant au Château de Bertangles (Somme). In: Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie. Volume 2. Ledien fils, Amiens 1839, ISSN 0035-3299 , pp. 225–257, here pp. 229 ff. ( Full text in the Google book search).
Footnotes
- ↑ Whether it was Winzenheim-Kochersberg or Dossenheim-Kochersberg cannot be determined.
- ^ Frédéric Chauviré: La Maison du Roi sous Louis XIV, une troupe d'élite. Étude tactique. In: Revue historique des armées. No. 255, 2009, pp. 84-94 ( online ).