Battle of Rain

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Thirty Years' War
PlzeňZáblatiDolní VěstoniceWhite MountainWieslochWimpfenHöchstFleurusStadtlohnDessau BridgeLutter am BarenbergeStralsund – Wolgast – Frankfurt – MagdeburgWerben1st BreitenfeldRain – Fürth – Alte VesteLützen – Oldendorf – NördlingenWittstock – Rheinfelden – Breisach – Chemnitz – Honnecourt2nd BreitenfeldRocroi – Tuttlingen – FreiburgJüterbogJankov – Mergentheim – NördlingenZusmarshausenLensPrague

On April 15, 1632, Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus crossed the Lech river near the city Rain (Lech) after a short battle against Tilly's army during the Thirty Years' War. Tilly was fatally wounded by a cannon ball during the crossing.