Battle of Mühlberg on April 24, 1547 (1547)
At the Battle of Mühlberg on the Elbe River, the combined forces of Emperor Charles V and Duke Moritz of Saxony defeated the Schmalkaldic League. The victory ended the Protestant resistance. Woodcut by Virgil Solis the Elder (1514-62), 1547.
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