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    Lennart Torstensson

    Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General

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  1. Lennart Torstensson, Count of Ortala, Baron of Virestad (17 August 1603 – 7 April 1651), was a Swedish Field Marshal and military engineer. [1] Early career [ edit ]

  2. Lennart Torstensson. After gaining substantial success in Livonia against the Poles at the Battle of Wallhoff in January 1626, Gustavus invaded Polish Prussia by sea four months later. Torstensson joined the Swedish king for the campaign in Prussia.

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  3. May 18, 2018 · Lennart Torstensson. Lennart Torstensson (1603-1651) became one of Sweden's greatest military heroes during the Thirty Years' War. He led Swedish artillery forces at two notable battles in the early 1630s. For the next several years, Torstensson commanded vast numbers of troops during battles and sieges stretching from the forests of Silesia ...

  4. Lennart Torstenson (skrev sitt namn Linnardt Torstenson ), född 17 augusti 1603 på Forstena, död 7 april 1651 i Stockholm, var en svensk greve och militär. Han blev överstelöjtnant 1628, överste 1630, general 1632, riksråd och fältmarskalk 1641. Dessutom blev han generalguvernör i Västergötland, Dalsland, Värmland och Halland.

  5. Jul 9, 2018 · By MSW July 8, 2018 Add a Comment 15 Min Read. Lennart Torstensson (1603-1651) became one of Sweden’s greatest military heroes during the Thirty Years’ War. He led Swedish artillery forces at two notable battles in the early 1630s. For the next several years, Torstensson commanded vast numbers of troops during battles and sieges stretching ...

  6. May 12, 2013 · Animated film of the life of Swedish Field Marshal Lennart Torstensson. This movie is part in the series "Shadows of History"

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    • Natur- och kulturarv VGR
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  8. The Torstenson War [a] was fought between Sweden and Denmark–Norway from 1643 to 1645. The name derives from Swedish general Lennart Torstenson . Denmark had withdrawn from the Thirty Years' War in the 1629 Treaty of Lübeck. After its victories in the war, Sweden felt it had to attack Denmark-Norway due to its advantageous geographical ...

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