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The Battle of Breitenfeld (German: Schlacht bei Breitenfeld; Swedish: Slaget vid Breitenfeld) or First Battle of Breitenfeld (in older texts sometimes known as Battle of Leipzig), was fought at a crossroads near Breitenfeld approximately 8 km north-west of the walled city of Leipzig on 17 September (Gregorian calendar), or 7 September (Julian calendar, in wide use at the time), 1631.
Gustavus Adolphus (9 December [N.S 19 December] 1594 – 6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, [1] was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Swedish: Stormaktstiden).
The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, [c] is considered one of the most important battles of the Thirty Years' War. Led by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, an Allied army primarily composed of troops from Sweden, Saxony, and Hesse-Kassel, narrowly defeated an Imperial force under Albrecht von Wallenstein. Both sides suffered ...
After his decision, Gustavus immediately drew up plans for the invasion. The finalized plan saw three parallel Swedish attacks. Gustavus himself would go against Kokenhusen, which was one of the Commonwealth's most important fortresses in the area. Jacob De la Gardie along with Gustav Horn were to capture Dorpat along with nearby land.
The Commonwealth fought hard, but the Swedes were able to push them back. However, since night was approaching, Gustavus had to call off the battle for the next day. [7] The next day, Gustavus resumed the battle, since he knew that reinforcement for the Commonwealth forces were on the way.
Gustavus Adolphus: Jan Stanisław Sapieha: Strength; 2,800 infantry, 2,100 cavalry, 6 cannons [1] Between 2,000 and 7,000 men (infantry & cavalry) 5 cannons: Casualties and losses; Very light, some sources claim not a single man dead or missing: 1,000 killed or wounded 150 men captured along with 3 cannons [2
When, King Gustavus Adolphus was shot in the shoulder by a Polish sniper, the Swedes decided to end the assault and withdrew from the field, reportedly in good order. Stanislaw Koniecpolski decided to take the war to the seas and gathered a small Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy of 9 ships, mostly with aid from the City of Danzig.
The Battle of Dirschau (also known as Battle of Tczew) took place in the summer of 1627 (17–18 August) and was one of the battles of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–29). The Polish forces led by Crown Field Hetman StanisÅ‚aw Koniecpolski met with troops commanded by Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Gustavus Adolphus was wounded in ...