Johann Tserclaes Biography

Birth of Johan Tserclaes Graf von Tilly

Appointed Cadet, in the service of the Duke of Parma

Helps the Spanish Duke of Parma capture Antwerp

Fights at the Battle of Ivry

Appointed Governor of Dun on the River Meuse

Appointed Governor of Villefranche

Appointed Colonel of a Walloon regiment in Austrian service

Appointedartillery General in the Austrian Army

Appointed Field Marshal

Appointed Commander of the Catholic League forces by Bavaria under Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Appointed Commander of the Catholic League forces by Bavaria under Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Victory at the Battle of White Mountain enables Prague to be captured several days later by the Catholic League, delaying the Czechs independence for 300 more years

Leads the Catholic League Army into Bohemia

Victory at the Battle of White Mountain enables Prague to be captured several days later by the Catholic League, delaying the Czechs independence for 300 more years

Leads the Catholic League Army into Bohemia

The Bohemian Army is crushed by the Imperialists

Victory at the Battle of White Mountain enables Prague to be captured several days later by the Catholic League, delaying the Czechs independence for 300 more years. Scores an important victory against Frederick V, Elector Palatine at the decisive Battle of White Mountain against the Protestants

Defeated at the Battle of Mingolsheim

Helps defeat George-Frederick of Baden-Durlach

Victorious at the Battle of Wimpfen against Georg Fredrick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Defeats Christian of Brunswicks Army, for which he is made a Count

Captures the city of Heidelberg following an eleven-week siege

Captures the city of Heidelberg following an eleven-week siege

Bohemia surrenders to the Imperialists

Victorious at the Battle of Stadtlohn against Christian of Brunswick where 13,000 out of his army of 15,000 were lost, including fifty of his high ranking officers, and ending virtually all resistance in Germany

After the fall of Bohemia Denmark's King Christian IV to enter the Thirty Years War to protect Protestantism and also in a bid to make himself the primary leader of Northern Europe

Captures Brunswick for the Imperialists

Captures Holstein for the Imperialists

Captures Jutland for the Imperialists

Captures Mecklenburg for the Imperialists

Captures Saxony for the Imperialists

Captures Schleswig for the Imperialists

Magdeburg is sacked with only the cathedral left standing. Captures Magdeburg from the Swedish forces

Tillys troops sack Magdeburg. Gustavus joins up with Saxoy & confronts Tilly at Breitenfeld

Defeated by the Army of Gustavus Adolphus who then captures Magdeburg

Withdraws to Bavaria but is injured holding to crossings of the River Lech

Death of Johan Tserclaes Graf von Tilly, wounded holding the River Lech