Battle of Breitenfeld
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Holy Roman Empire, Protestantism, Protestants, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Italian History, German History, Scandinavian History, 17th Century European History
- Geographical Location: Germany
- Date: September 17, 1631
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Thirty Years’ War. Result: Gustavus II Adolphus, the undisputed leader of the anti-Catholic Habsburg coalition, invaded Catholic areas of the Holy Roman Empire.
At the urging of Count Gottfried H. zu Pappenheim, Count Johan Tserclaes Tilly left the protection of Leipzig to attack the combined Swedish-Saxon army of 42,000 with his own army of 36,000. On September 17, 1631, Imperial forces, arranged with infantry tercios in the center and cavalry on the flanks, struck the Protestant forces at...
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