Battle of Lützen

When

16 Nov 1632

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.27° N, 12.16° E

Description

battle during the Thirty Years' War, 1632

Battle of the Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, was one of the most important of the Thirty Years' War. A Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus, supported by troops from Saxony and Hesse-Kassel, narrowly defeated an Imperial force under Albrecht von Wallenstein. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, with Gustavus himself among the dead.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “November 16 (November 6 Old Style) – Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lützen in Saxony – Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus leads an assault on Wallenstein's army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Lützen treffen schwedische und kaiserliche Truppen aufeinander”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Gustave-Adolphe se retourne contre Wallenstein qu’il bat à la bataille de Lützen mais trouve la mort pendant la bataille”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Лютцене”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Lützen, durante la Guerra de los Treinta Años”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “呂岑會戰，瑞典戰勝神聖羅馬帝國，但其國王古斯塔夫二世·阿道夫陣亡，6歲的克里斯蒂娜便以假定繼承人的身份繼承了王位，自此再無進攻能力。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “リュッツェンの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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