Lutzen 1632 : the clash of empires
Brzezinski, Richard2001
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This is the story of an epic clash, with casualties in one day alone of 22,000, during one the most destructive wars in history. In thick fog, Swedish troops defeated the imperial German army, although King Gustavus was killed. The Thirty Years War, a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants, raged across Europe between 1618 and 1648, devastating huge areas of Germany. By 1632 the Protestant powers were in a desperate situation until King Gustavus Adolphus II of Sweden, 'the Lion of the North', came to their rescue. This book describes how, having smashed one of the two main Catholic armies, he faced the other at Lutzen near Leipzig in November 1632. In a nightmare battle fought in thick fog, his Swedish troops locked horns with the Imperial army. It was a bloody clash, in which Gustavus himself demonstrated true courage at the head of his cavalry - and one for which he would pay the ultimate price.
Main title:
Lutzen 1632 : the clash of empires / Richard Brzezinski.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey, 2001.
Collation:
96p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Campaign ; 68
Contents:
The German crusade; the opposing commanders; the opposing armies; the campaign; battle arrays; the battle - 16 November; casualties; aftermath and conclusions; who won? Fahnenflucht trials; the battlefield today; chronology; wargaming Lutzen.
ISBN:
9781855325524 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.24
Language:
English
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BRN:
1154177
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