Battle of Jankau

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Jankau
partof=the Thirty Years' War


caption=The Battle of Jankov, Copper engraving
date=February 24, 1645
place=Near Jankov, 50 km southeast of Prague, Bohemia
result=Decisive Swedish victory
combatant1=s
combatant2=
commander1=
commander2=General Melchior von Hatzfeldt,Captured
strength1=6,000 infantry
9,000 cavalry
80 guns
strength2=5,000 infantry
10,000 cavalry
26 guns
casualties1= 1,500 dead, wounded or missing
casualties2= 8,500-9000 dead,wounded or captured

The Battle of Jankau or Jankov, one of the bloodiest of the Thirty Years' War, was fought on 24 February 1645 in southern Bohemia, some 50 km SSE of Prague, between the army of Sweden and that of the Holy Roman Empire.

The battle proved a decisive Swedish victory, which was largely due to the personal command skills of Lennart Torstensson, and the tactical skill and maneuverability of the Swedish artillery.