This defeat of the combined imperial and …
Years: 1631 - 1631
September
This defeat of the combined imperial and Catholic League forces allows Sweden to pursue deep into Central and Southern Germany.
After the battle, Gustav moves on Halle, following the same track that Tilly had taken coming east to enforce the Edict of Restitution on the Electorate of Saxony.
Two days later, Gustav's forces capture another three thousand men after a brief skirmish at Merseburg, and ...
Locations
People
- Albrecht von Wallenstein
- Ferdinand II
- Gustav II Adolf Vasa
- Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
- Maximillian I Wittelsbach
Groups
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Brandenburg, (Hohenzollern) Margravate of
- Bavaria, Wittelsbach Duchy of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Catholic League, the (German)
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
Topics
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Thirty Years' War
- Swedish Intervention in the Thirty Years' War
