Battle of Jankau

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Battle of Jankau
Part of the Thirty Years' War
The Battle of Jankov, Copper engraving
Date February 24, 1645 Location Near Jankov, 50 km southeast of Prague, Bohemia Result Decisive Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden (Protestants)	Holy Roman Empire (Catholic German states)
Commanders
Fieldmarshall Lennart Torstenson	General Melchior von Hatzfeldt #
Strength
6,000 infantry 9,000 cavalry 80 guns	5,000 infantry 10,000 cavalry 26 guns
Casualties and losses
1,500 dead, wounded or missing	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 southeast 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.

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