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Torstenson Biography and Timeline

Follow Torstenson through 7 dated historical records for Sweden.

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Torstenson, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records

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1641–1646Years on this page

1641

Commander in Chief

Count · Commander in Chief · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of the Swedish army in Germany

1641

Commander in Chief

Count · Commander in Chief · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Appointed Commander in Chief of the Swedish army in Germany

Role range: 1618-1648

1644

Battle of Juterborg

Count · Commander in Chief · Juterborg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Wins a victory at the Battle of Juterborg

Role range: 1618-1648

1645

6 March 1645

Battle of Jankau

Count · Commander in Chief · Jankau · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Defeats the Imperialists & Bavarians under von Werth while advincing towards Prague

Role range: 1618-1648

1645

Battle of Jankau

Count · Commander in Chief · Jankau · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Wins a victory at the Battle of Jankau

Role range: 1618-1648

1645

Capture of Moravia

Count · Commander in Chief · Moravia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Allies with Gyorgy Rakoczi & captures Moravia

Role range: 1618-1648

1646

Resignation of Torstenson

Count · Commander in Chief · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Resigns due to ill health

Role range: 1618-1648

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.