Tortensson Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tortensson, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

10 records1642–16439 events7 places

Chronological biography

1642

Battle of Schweidnitz1642

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

The Winner of the Battle of Schweidnitz

Invasion of Saxony1642

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

Occupies much of Saxony

Siege of Leipzig1642

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

Crosses the Elbe & lays siege to Leipzig

Battle of Breitenfeld, 1st17 September 1642

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

Wins a victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld

Siege of Leipzig1 November 1642

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

The Swedish Commander Tortensson is forced to retreat by Archduke Leopold William

Battle of Breitenfeld, 2nd2 November 1642

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

Helps defeat the Imperial army

Imperial Army2 November 1642

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

Helps defeat the Imperial army

1643

Declaration of War1643

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

War breaks out between Denmark & Sweden, Tortensson is forced to retreat to Holstein

Invasion of Bohemia1643

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

Launches an invasion of Bohemia

Invasion of Moravia1643

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

Launches an invasion of Moravia

Titles and roles

Count · Commander in Chief

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.