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The Battle of Lützen, fought on 6 November 1632, 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.
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Battle of Lützen, (November 16 [November 6, Old Style], 1632), military engagement of the Thirty Years’ War in which Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden lost his life; it was fought by the Swedes to help their North German allies against the forces of the Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand II.
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Nov 9, 2023 · The summer of 1632 saw Adolphus bogged down with siege and counter-siege at Nuremberg, while Wallenstein’s move into Saxony threatened his route back to the Baltic. On 7 November, Adolphus concentrated his forces at the city of Erfurt, dining with his wife for the last time.
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The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.
Mar 17, 2017 · The Battle of Lutzen occurred on November 16, 1632 during the Thirty Years' War and resulted in a Swedish victory though gifted leader King Gustavus Adolphus was killed in the fighting.
A medium to high oblique view of the Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November (N.S.) 1632 between the Protestant Swedish army, commanded by Gustavus Adolphus (9 December 1594-16 November 1632) and the Catholic Holy Roman Empire commanded by Albrecht von Wallenstein (24 September 1583-25 February 1634), resulting in a Protestant victory at the ...
(16 November 1632) A battle during the Thirty Years War between the Protestant forces under Gustavus II Adolphus and Bernard, Duke of Saxe‐Weimar and imperial Catholic troops commanded by Wallenstein. The Protestant attack was delayed by foggy conditions and the numerically superior imperial forces came close to victory.
