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Franz Freiherr von Mercy (or Merci), Lord of Mandre and Collenburg (c. 1597 – 3 August 1645), was a German field marshal in the Thirty Years' War who fought for the Imperial side and was commander-in-chief of the Bavarian army from 1643 to 1645.
Franz, baron von Mercy (born c. 1590, Longwy, Duchy of Bar—died Aug. 3, 1645, Alerheim, Swabia) was an Austrian and Bavarian field marshal during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48), whose defense of Bavaria made him one of the most successful imperial commanders of his time.
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Franz Freiherr von Mercy, Herr zu Mandre und Collenberg (* 1597 in Longwy, Lothringen; † 3. August 1645 in Alerheim) war kaiserlicher und kurbayerischer Kriegsrat, Generalfeldmarschall, Kämmerer und Statthalter zu Ingolstadt, und ab 1643 Oberbefehlshaber der bayerischen Armee im Dreißigjährigen Krieg.
Franz Freiherr von Mercy (or Merci), Lord of Mandre and Collenburg (c. 1597 – 3 August 1645), was a German field marshal in the Thirty Years' War who fought for the Imperial side and was commander-in-chief of the Bavarian army from 1643 to 1645.
The Battle of Herbsthausen, also known as the Battle of Mergentheim, took place near Bad Mergentheim, in the modern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Fought on 5 May 1645, during the Thirty Years War, it featured a French army led by Turenne, defeated by a Bavarian force under Franz von Mercy.
- 5 May 1645
- Bavarian victory
- Herbsthausen, Bad Mergentheim
Apr 3, 2023 · Franz Freiherr von Mercy (or Merci), Lord of Mandre and Collenburg (c. 1597 – 3 August 1645), was a German field marshal in the Thirty Years' War who fought for the...
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A French army of 16,000, led jointly by Condé and Turenne, sought to relieve the town, which had recently surrendered to a Bavarian force under Franz von Mercy. In what has been described as the bloodiest battle of the war, around half of the French soldiers engaged were killed or wounded, with the Bavarians losing up to a third of theirs.
