Battle of Mulhouse (1674)

The Battle of Mulhouse occurred on December 29, 1674, during the Franco-Dutch War between the French army and the imperial troops. The French army was commanded by the Vicomte de Turenne and the imperial army was led by Prince Alexandre-Hippolyte de Bournonville.

While the imperial armies were down in their winter quarters, Turenne split up his army and traveled through the Vosges mountains and the town Colmar before reforming it near Belfort. This helped confuse his enemy and gave his troop substantive a surprise advantage over his opponents in Mulhouse on December 29, leading to French victory.