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Battle of Breitenfeld, 1st

Germany · Warfare / Thirty Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1631Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1631

John George I17 September 1631

Breitenfeld · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Troops are routed while fighting for the Protestant alliance

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein17 September 1631

Breitenfeld · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Swedes defeat the Imperial forces under Tilly. Emperor Ferdinand is forced to recall Wallenstein

Names involved

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von WallensteinJohn George I

Provenance

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