Battle (1636) during the Thirty Years' War in which a Swedish-allied army decisively defeated a combined Imperial-Saxon army. It took place on 4 October 1636 in what is now Germany. The setting was Wittstock/Dosse. It was part of the Thirty Years' War. Those involved included the Holy Roman Empire.
Before and after
- 18 July 1635Birth of Robert Hooke
- 1636Founding of Springfield
- 1636Founding of Agawam
- 8 September 1636Founding of Harvard University
- 4 October 1636Battle of Wittstock
- 1637Founding of Taunton
- 1637Descartes publishes La Geometrie: algebra meets geometry
- February 1637Tulip mania peaks in Holland
- 1638Construction of Schönbrunn Palace
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 23 May 1568 to 30 January 1648Eighty Years' War
- 13 April 1598Edict of Nantes
- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- from 22 February 1700 to 10 September 1721Great Northern War
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 17th century.