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Gustavus Adolfus began his new campaign into northern Bavaria by attacking the fortress city of Würzburg on the Main. His army conquered the Marienberg fortress in Würzburg on 18 October 1631. The fortress was held by the Swedish and their allies until 1635. Aldolfus also captured Frankfurt am Main and Mainz by winter 1631. [126]
Gustavus Adolphus's lit de parade, by F. and J. Strachen, Wolgast 1633 Gustavus Adolphus's sarcophagus at Riddarholmen Church As those Vasa princes who descended from deposed monarchs were excluded from the throne and Gustavus Adolphus's younger brother had died ten years before, his young daughter Christina became his successor, with Maria ...
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.
After Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden conquered the area in 1631 during the Thirty Years' War, the castle was reconstructed as a Baroque residence. After it ceased to serve as residence of the Bishops of Würzburg, the fortress saw repeated action in the wars of the late 18th and 19th centuries.
July 16 – The city of Würzburg is taken by Gustavus Adolphus, putting an end to the Würzburg witch trial. July 22 – Thirty Years' War: Tilly was defeated by Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Werben, suffering a loss of 6,000 men.
Gustavus returned to Pillau on 8 May 1627 with new reinforcements for the army and the Swedish army grew to 21,000, with the Commonwealth increasing their forces to 17,000. [ 9 ] [ 15 ] Despite this, the Poles were able to retain the field advantage, since the Swedes were forced to allocate a large portion of their forces to defending their ...
Following the landing of Gustavus Adolphus and his army in Pomerania, new recruits came from local German inhabitants to fill the ranks. From 1630 onward, the Blue regiment took part in almost every battle of the Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War , such as the battle of Breitenfeld (1631) , Lützen (1632) and Nördlingen (1634) .
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.