Historical place archive

Breitenfeld in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Breitenfeld in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels2 people1631–1631

Historical events in Breitenfeld

1631

17 September 1631
Battle of Breitenfeld, 1st
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein · Thirty Years War

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

17 September 1631
Battle of Breitenfeld, 1st
John George I · Thirty Years War

Troops are routed while fighting for the Protestant alliance

Provenance

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