Battle of Freiburg
The Battle of Freiburg, also called the Three Day Battle, took place on 3, 5 and 9 August 1644 as part of the Thirty Years' War. It took place between the French, consisting of a 20,000 men army, under the command of Louis II de Bourbon: the Prince of Condé (the Duke of Enghien: Duc d'Enghien) and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne: Viscount de Turenne, and a Bavarian-Imperial army of 16,800 men under Field Marshal Franz von Mercy. On 3 and 5 August, the French suffered heavy casualties despite having greater numbers. On the 9th, Turenne's army flanked the Bavarians by heading to Glottertal through Betzenhausen and cutting off their supplies, where they faced off against each other, with the latter suffering heavy casualties. The battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides, and the outcome was inconclusive, as the Bavarians retreated due to lack of supplies and the sheer greater numbers of the French but held the stronghold of Freiburg. Following this battle, the French took advantage of the retreating Bavarians by conquering a large part of the Upper Rhine region. Consequently, in 1645, Battle of Nördlingen was fought between the same parties which resulted in the victory for the French.