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- Despite an early advantage, Tilly's traditional infantry squares were overwhelmed by the Swedes' flexible linear tactics. Gustavus's victory was the first major Protestant success of the war, and it announced the arrival of Sweden as a power on the European stage.
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Battle of Breitenfeld, (Sept. 17, 1631), the first major Protestant victory of the Thirty Years’ War, in which the army of the Roman Catholic Habsburg emperor Ferdinand II and the Catholic League, under Johan Isaclaes, Graf von Tilly, was destroyed by the Swedish-Saxon army under King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden.
Jun 12, 2006 · Thirty Years’ War: Battle of Breitenfeld. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden arrived too late to save Magdeburg, but at Breitenfeld he changed the course of the Thirty Years' War—and the state of the military art. The savage European conflict known to history as the Thirty Years’ War was in its 13th year. For seven months the Protestant ...
- Don Hollway
Gustavus's victory was the first major Protestant success of the war, and it announced the arrival of Sweden as a power on the European stage. The second battle, on 2 November 1642, ended in another Swedish victory.
Aug 1, 2023 · Battle of Breitenfeld, 1631 – The Thirty Years War. The Battle of Breitenfeld is one of the major battles of the Thirty Years’ War, during which the Swedes inflicted a crushing defeat on the Catholic League under the command of the Count of Tilly. This was the first major victory of the Protestants in their war with the Catholics.
Nov 11, 2019 · A history research article discussing the 1631 Battle of Breitenfeld in terms of what led to it, how it occurred, and the impacts of the Swedish victory. Includes links on other resources and...
It was the Protestants' first major victory of the Thirty Years War. The victory confirmed Sweden's Gustavus Adolphus of the House of Vasa as a great tactical leader and induced many Protestant German states to ally with Sweden against the German Catholic League, led by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, and the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.
Sep 7, 2020 · After five hours of desperate fighting with pike, musket, saber and cannon, the Swedish army of King Gustavus Adolphus stands victorious at the Battle of Breitenfeld – the climax of the Thirty Years’ War.
