What the records say
- When
- 3 Sep 1632
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.47° N, 11.02° E
- Description
- 1632 conflict in Fürth, northern Bavaria
Battle of the Alte Veste
1632 battle of the Thirty Years' War
The Battle of the Alte Veste or Battle of Fürth was a significant battle of the Thirty Years' War in which Gustavus Adolphus' attacking forces were defeated by Wallenstein's entrenched troops. It was fought on 3 September 1632 between the Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and the Protestant forces of King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden during the period of Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years War…
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