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Imperial Army

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

6Records
1626–1645Date range
4Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1626

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein27 August 1626

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly

1632

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein16 November 1632

Lutzen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Imperial Army withdraws & Gustavus is killed in battle

1643

Mercy24 November 1643

Tuttlingen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Weimar Commander Rantzau is defeated & captured by the Imperial army

Josias von Rantzau24 November 1643

Tuttlingen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Weimar Commander Rantzau is defeated & captured by the Imperial army

Matthias Gallas1643

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army, succeeding Wallenstein

1645

Matthias Gallas1645

Magdeburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Imperial Army is defeated by forces under Lennart Tortenson & Count Konigsmark

Names involved

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von WallensteinJosias von RantzauMatthias GallasMercy

Provenance

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