‘Father of Modern Warfare’ – Battle of Breitenfeld, 1631 – Gustavus Adolphus’ masterpiece
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Battle of Breitenfeld 1631 marked the emergence of Sweden as a great power and the triumph of the new Swedish flexible linear tactics over the old massive infantry formations that had long dominated European warfare.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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📚 Sources
Richard Brzezinski – The Army of Gustavus Adolphus Volume 1: Infantry
Richard Brzezinski – The Army of Gustavus Adolphus Volume 2: Cavalry
Henrik O. Lunde – The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower, 1611-1721
Lars Erikson Wolke – Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden, and the Thirty Years War, 1630-1632
Russell Frank Wreighley – The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo
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FATHER OF MODERN WARFARE REALLY HHHHHHHH HE'S NOT,,,OTTOMAN ARE THE WARFARE MODERN THE WAY THEY USED SHIPS ON LAND TO TAKE LAST ROMAN EMPIRE CAPITAL NO ONE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT TAKING SHIPS ON LAND TO TAKE DOWN A CITY THAT NO ONE EVER TOOK DOWN,,,,THAT'S WAT YOU CALL FATHER AND MOTHER OF MODERN WARFARE,,,,,
Great video as well, had ancestors who fought in the 30 years war. Though I am unsure wether they fought at this battle, luckily atleast one of them made it back safely to Sweden.
The lion of the north!
i would love to know more about gustav
'…every round taking scores of men…' Listen to yourself. Perhaps that is the problem, you enjoy the sound of your own voice too much.