Tag: history of sweden

  • Lion of the North meets the Generalissimo – Battle of Alte Veste, 1632

    Lion of the North meets the Generalissimo – Battle of Alte Veste, 1632

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    🚩 In the late summer of 1632 the army of Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus met Albrecht von Wallenstein near Nürnberg. The earlier successes of Gustavus Adolphus over General Tilly, particularly at Breitenfeld, followed by Tilly’s death during the Battle of Rain, forced Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II to recall Albrecht von Wallenstein into military service from retirement. Wallenstein was unmatched in his ability to raise troops, and within a few weeks he took to the field with a fresh army.

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    📚 Sources
    Clodfelter, M. – Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures – 4th edition (2017)
    Wilson, Peter H. – Europe’s Tragedy: A History of the Thirty Years War (2009)
    Wilson, Peter H. – Lützen: Great Battles Series (2018)
    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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  • King Sacrifice – Battle of Lutzen, 1632

    King Sacrifice – Battle of Lutzen, 1632

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    In 1632, the Thirty Years War took another turn. In the wake of his brilliant victory at Breitenfeld, Gustavus Adolphus’s triumphal campaign in the Holy Roman Empire was halted at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, where the Imperial-Leaguist Generalleutnant Tilly died of wounds received in the battle Rain am Lech. The former commander of the Imperial army, Generalleutnant Wallenstein, who had lost command in 1630 due to political intrigue at the court of Vienna, was re-instated as Generalissimus.

    Wallenstein refused an initial battle on open ground against the Swedish King by entrenching his army at Nürnberg and then forced Gustavus Adolphus to retreat by cutting his supply lines. With winter near, Wallenstein deployed his regiments into garrisons throughout Saxony, like Nürnberg a Swedish ally. During this maneuvering, the Swedish King almost took Wallenstein’s rear guard by surprise at the town of Lützen.

    During this battle, two of the most famous and brilliant commanders of the Thirty Years War tried to end the war with one fierce battle. At the end, one lost his life and the other lost his will to fight on.

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    📚 Sources
    Lützen 1632 : climax of the Thirty Years war – Richard Brzezinski (2001)
    The Battle of Lützen 1632: A Reassessment – Andre Schurger (2023)
    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’ – Battle of Breitenfeld, 1631 – Gustavus Adolphus’ masterpiece

    ‘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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  • Battle of Nordlingen, 1634 ⚔ How did Sweden️’s domination in Germany end? ⚔️ Thirty Years’ War

    Battle of Nordlingen, 1634 ⚔ How did Sweden️’s domination in Germany end? ⚔️ Thirty Years’ War

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    🚩 The Battle of Nördlingen (1634) was a crushing victory for the Habsburgs in the Thirty Years’ War. It ended Swedish domination in southern Germany, and it led France to become an active participant in the war.

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    📢 Narrated by David McCallion

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    📚 Sources:
    • The Battle of Nördlingen 1634: The Bloody Fight Between Tercios and Brigades (Century of the Soldier), by Alberto Raúl Esteban Ribas (2021)
    • Battles of the Thirty Years War: From White Mountain to Nordlingen, 1618-1635 (Contributions in Military Studies Book 213), by William P. Guthrie (2001)

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  • Battle of Narva, 1700 ⚔️ How did Sweden break the Russian army? ⚔️ Great Nothern War

    Battle of Narva, 1700 ⚔️ How did Sweden break the Russian army? ⚔️ Great Nothern War

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    🚩 Charles XII was one of the greatest military leaders in European history. He defeated Denmark, Poland, Saxony and Russia in a series of brilliant campaigns. A skilled tactician, he had a good eye for choosing a battleground and insisted on personal leadership in battle. His strategic talent, however, was much criticized, especially his decision to wage a long war in Poland and his Russian campaign in 1707-1709.

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    📢 Narrated by David McCallion

    📝 Written by Jonathan Woody

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    📚 Sources:
    Peter the Great: The Strugle for Power, 1671 – 1725 by Paul Bushkovitch

    Chicago / Turabian 16th Edition Citation:
    Bushkovitch, Paul. Peter the Great : the Struggle for Power, 1671-1725. Cambridge ;: Cambridge University Press, 2001.

    Military Actions at Narva in 1700 According to the Memoirs of Swedish Warriors by Sergei A. Chirkin

    Charles XII at Narva in autum 1700: Testimonies from his confidants by Sergei A. Chirkin

    Chicago / Turabian 16th Edition Citation:
    Chirkin, Sergei A. “Сharles XII at Narva in Autumn 1700: Testimonies from His Confidants.” Mastatskaya i Muzychnaya Adukatsiya 21, no. 3 (2021): 288–292.

    The Battle of Narva: November 29th, 1700 by Richard Cavendish

    Swedish Gamble at the Battle of Narva by Eric Niderost (Warfare History Network, November 2013)

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