Battle of Sievershausen

Battle of Sievershausen

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Sievershausen
partof=the Second Margrave War
date=9 July, 1553
place=Sievershausen, Lüneburg
result=Defeat of the Margrave
combatant1=Electorate of Saxony, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
combatant2=Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
commander1=Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
commander2=Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
strength1=15,500
strength2=18,000

The Battle of Sievershausen occurred on 9 July 1553 in Sievershausen (today part of Lehrte in present-day Germany). 4,000 soldiers were killed, including Maurice, Elector of Saxony.


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