Wikipedia:Wikiproject Battles/Sandbox

Here is the temporary format of what an article about a battle would look like. This is not the final format. Only the finalized format which all has agreed upon will be placed on Wikiproject Battles

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History -- Military history -- List of battles -- Thirty Years' War

The Box

The box summarizes crucial informations and should be able to tell what happened on the battlefield without reading the text. Lists of battles will be sorted on the criteria listed in the box.

Sortable criteria that can be listed in the box:

1) dates of the battle. (sorted chronologically on List of battles, eg. September 5

2) year of the battle (eg. 1634)

3) venue of the battle. (sorted alphabetically on first letter of the place, eg Nordlingen)

4) country of the battle (sorted bny names of coutry, eg Germany)

5A) side A of combatants (eg. Saxony, Sweden)

6A) forces of side A (# and types of troops etc)

7A) links of important personnels of side A, eg Horn, Duke Bernhard

5B) side B of combatants (eg. Holy Roman Empire)

6B) troops of side B (# and types of troops)

7B) links of important personnels, eg.

5C),6C,7C) side C of combatants

8) result

9) stats (eg. casualties: 1000 soldiers, 2000 wounded, 200 missing. Marshall Horn and 500 soldiers as POWs. etc.)

The Text

Overview
A paragraph on short description of the battle; some disambuguations if needed. eg. This article is the Battle of Nordlingen in 1634. See also Battle of Nordlingen (1645)[?]

Historical significance
talks about how the battle affect the whole picture of the war. Can be merged with Aftermath if they described more or less the same scenario.

Prelude
e.g. After the Protestant victory at Lutzen, 2 years before, the Swedes failed to follow up their victory due to the death of their King Gustavus Adolphus. As a result, the Imperial forces regained the initiative. In 1634 they occupied the town of Regensburg. Threatening to advance further into Saxony, they started to besiege Nordlingen. The Protestants realized they had to make some attempt to relieve the town, and planned a night attack.

Geography
e.g. Geography of the Nordlingen city should be here. Emphasis is on how the landscape relates to the tactics employed on the battleflied. eg. 1) Hill A is 2 miles away from the city, making artillery bombardment more feasible. 2) Highway 10 is the only road connecting the city to ammunition supply depot at station B. Defenders thus constantly patrols the highway or invaders thus try to control the highway before lauching full scale attack.

Notable Figures from both sides
links to the generals and their posts.

Troops information and deployment
how the troops of all sides enter the battlefield, detailed description on troops composition.

Description of the Battle
or Strategic appraisal
or some other relevant titles eg. The Protestant's intended assault went wrong when their forces got cluttred up with artillery and supply wagons in front of the infantry. This gave the imperial forces time to prepare. Swedish infantry ended up in an unsupported attack on the Imperial positions. Nevertheless they pushed on and succeeded in driving back one Imperial flank. The Imperial commander responded by a coordinated attack on the Saxon lines, which broke and collapsed. Horn was captured, and the Protestant allies lost 12-14000 men.

Aftermath
This battle marked the end of Swedish interference in the Thirty Years War. With Imperial forces threatening dominance in Germany, France stepped in.

Casualties Assessment
stats (eg. casualties: 1000 soldiers, 2000 wounded, 200 missing. Marshall Horn and 500 soldiers as POWs. etc.)