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	Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Battle of Breitenfeld was the first major Protestant victory in the Thirty Years' War.
		In late August 1631, the Imperial Commander Johann Tserclaes, Graf von Tilly invaded Saxony in hopes of forcing the ruler of the Electorate of Saxony, John George I to abandon an alliance he planned to conclude with Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden.
		The Battle of Breitenfeld served as major endorsement of the linear tactics of Gustavus Adolphus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Breitenfeld_(1631) (773 words)

	Thirty Years' War article - Thirty Years' War Gustavus Adolphus Battle Breitenfeld (1631) 1618 1648 Holy Roman - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wallenstein defeated Mansfeld's army at the Battle of the Bridge of Dessau (1626) and General Tilly defeated the Danes at the Battle of Lutter (1626).
		In 1645, the Swedish marshal Lennart Torstensson defeated imperial army at the battle of Jankau near Prague, and Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé defeated the Bavarian army at the battle of Nördlingen (1645).
		In 1648 the Swedes (Marshal Carl Gustaf Wrangel) and the French (Turenne and Conde) defeated the Imperial army at the battle of Zusmarshausen and Lens.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Thirty_Years%27_War (3488 words)

	BREITENFELD - LoveToKnow Article on BREITENFELD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		short of Breitenfeld on the left; opposite this position, and behind a group of villages on the Loberbach stream, lay the Swedish forces, flanked on their left by the Saxon contingent under the elector, who was assisted by Arnim.
		Tillys attack was strenuously opposed, and at this momen.t the decisive stroke of the battle was delivered by the Swedish right wing, which, having disposed of Pappenheim, swung round and occupied the ground originally held by the Imperial infantry, seized Tillys guns, and with them enfiladed the enemys new line.
		The village of Breitenfeld also gives its name to another great battle in the Thirty Years War (November 2, 1642), in which the Swedes under Torstensson defeated the Imperialists under the archduke Leopold and Prince Piccolomini, who were seeking to relieve Leipzig.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BREITENFELD.htm (632 words)

	SIR JOHN HEPBURN - LoveToKnow Article on SIR JOHN HEPBURN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He took part with his regiment in Gustavus's Polish wars, and in 1631, a few months before the battle of Breitenfeld he was placed in command of the " Scots" or " Green " brigade of the Swedish army.
		At Breitenfeld it was Hepburn's brigade which delivered the decisive stroke, and after this he remained with the king, who placed the fullest reliance on his skill and courage, until the battle of the Alte V'este near Nuremberg.
		Hepburn's claim to the right of the line of battle was bitterly resented by the senior French regiments Shortly after this, in 1633, Hepburn was under a marechal de camp, and he took part in the campaigns in Alsace and Lorraine (1634-36).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HE/HEPBURN_SIR_JOHN.htm (357 words)

	Thirty Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ferdinand II decisively defeated Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague on 8 November 1620.
		In 1645, the Swedish marshal Lennart Torstensson defeated the Imperial army at the Battle of Jankau near Prague, and Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé defeated the Bavarian army in the Second Battle of Nördlingen.
		In 1648 the Swedes (commanded by Marshal Carl Gustaf Wrangel) and the French (led by Turenne and Conde) defeated the Imperial army at the Battle of Zusmarshausen and Lens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War (4098 words)

	About Cossacks
		In 1620, the Czech army was smashed in the Battle of the White Mountain.
		In the September of the same year, Sweden achieved a glorious victory in the Battle of Leipzig (Breitenfeld) and the whole of northern Germany was in their hands.
		In August 1634, the Swedish army was defeated in the battle of Noerdlingen.
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	Taken from Web Site: http://www (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Battle of Caldera Bay occurred during the civil war in Chile in 1891 and was fought between the Congressionalist ironclad Blanco Encalada and the Balmacedist torpedo gunboats Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell who torpedoed the ironclad amidships and sank her in two minutes.
		The Battle of Culloden was a defeat in 1746 of the Jacobite rebel army of the British prince Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender') by the Duke of Cumberland on a stretch of moorland in Inverness‑shire, Scotland.
		The Battle of Navas de Tolosa was fought in 1212 between Yakub Almansur of the Almohades and the kings of Aragon, Castile and Navarre.
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	Thirty Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although it was from its outset a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics, the self-preservation of the Habsburg dynasty was also a central motive.
		In 1645, the Swedish marshal Lennart Torstensson defeated the Imperial army at the near Prague, and Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé defeated the Bavarian army in the Second Battle of Nördlingen.
		French General Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé defeated the Spanish at the Battle of Rocroi in 1643, which led to negotiations.
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	Arts and Sciences Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The battle of Breitenfeld took place in Germany during the Thiry Years War (1618-1648).
		The battle was fierce, with the Swedes firing their cannons at close range.
		Breitenfeld was one of the greatest battles in history.
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	EW: Cossacks - Historical Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marching out from the city of Leipzig, Tilly positioned his army on an eminence on the plain to the right of the village of Breitenfeld, 2 km (1.2 miles) from the Loberbach stream.
		As a result, the fierce battle ended with the defeat of the Imperial forces.
		His captured infantry went over to the Swedish side, making the Swedish army stronger after the battle than it had been beforehand.
	www.cossacks.de /english/encyclopedia/he_b1_breitenfeld.htm (173 words)

	About Cossacks
		Battle of the White Mountain/Battle of Breitenfeld/Battle of Luetzen
		This war was a result of the struggle for the repartitioning of European possessions and the colonies of the once-glorious Spain.
		The French defeated the English and Austrian forces in the Battle of Malplaquet, but the general outcome of the war was not in favour of France.
	www.angelfire.com /tv2/siambear50/History_thewarofspanishsuccesion.htm (189 words)

	Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Second Battle of Breitenfeld (October 23, 1642), also known as the "First Battle of Leipzig", took place 4 miles north-east of Leipzig, Germany during the Thirty Years' War.
		The Swedish Army led by Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson beat an army of the Holy Roman Empire led by Archduke Leopold William of Habsburg and his deputy, General Ottavio Piccolomini.
		His defeat made Emperor Ferdinand III more willing to negotiate peace, and renounce the Preliminaries of Hamburg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Breitenfeld_(1642) (156 words)

	World History 1625- 1650 AD
		On September 18th just north of Leipzig the two armies met in battle, The outcome of the battle was the first Protestant victory in the 30 years war.
		At the next battle, the Battle of Lutzen which took place on November 16, 1632, Adolphus was killed.
		In September 1634 Protestant forces under the command of Bernahard of Saxe-Weimer were defeated at the battle of Nordligen in Bavaria.
	www.multied.com /dates/1625ad.html (1232 words)

	G. A. Henty : The Lion of the North : Chapter IX. The Battle of Breitenfeld
		Leipzig stands on a wide plain which is called the plain of Breitenfeld, and the battle which was about to commence there has been called by the Germans the battle of Breitenfeld, to distinguish it from the even greater struggles which have since taken place under the walls of Leipzig.
		Just as the battle was at the hottest the Swedish reserve came up to the assistance of the first line, and Sir John Hepburn led the Green Brigade through the intervals of the Swedish regiments into action.
		While the battle was raging in the plain the Swedish cavalry, after driving away Furstenberg's horse, swept round and charged the eminence in the rear of the Imperialists, cutting down the artillerymen and capturing the cannon there.
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	Read about Thirty Years' War at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Thirty Years' War and learn about Thirty Years' War ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Heidelberg fell in 1622, and Frankenthal in 1623.
		Battle of Lützen (1632), where the Swedes prevailed, but Adolphus was killed.
		Battle of Rocroi in 1643, which led to negotiations.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Thirty_Years'_War (3151 words)

	Breitenfeld, Battle of -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The battle marked the end of the order's expansion along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea and the beginning of the decline of its power.
		Two battles in the fall of 1777 that marked the turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution were the Battles of Saratoga.
		The Battle of Marathon was a decisive victory for the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
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	Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
		The genius of his innovations was demonstrated in 1631 at the battle of Breitenfeld when his Swedish army handily defeated Tilly's larger old style Imperial army.
		As the battle ended the outcome was unclear and the decision was left to the judges.
		This battle was a narrow victory for the Swedes.
	www.juniorgeneral.org /30yw/30yw.html (1904 words)

	Words & Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A string of convincing victories followed, of which the battle of Breitenfeld, 1631, was the mightiest.
		The battle lasted all day and was a fierce and bloody affair, which was very costly for both sides.
		The caretaker was an old man who described the battle with vivid gestures and pointed out the directions, where the different regiments had come.
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Battle of Breitenfeld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The third phase of the war began when the Lutheran king Gustav II Adolph of Sweden, who had long wanted to extend Swedish control over the Baltic,...
		Thirty Years’ War : battles : Battle of Breitenfeld: Gustav II Adolph
		The son of King Charles IX, Gustav was born on December 9, 1594, in Stockholm.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Battle_of_Breitenfeld.html (145 words)

	The Thirty Years War: The Battle of Breitenfeld and the Swedish Triumph
		The Sack of Madgeburg and the Battle of Breitenfeld
		When the came in contact with them he claimed to be unable to break contact and demanded that Tilly bring forward the remainder of the Imperial force to support him.
		Before the Battle of Breitenfeld, Gustavus had promised his troops that if they were victorious, the plunder of the rich Rhenish bishoprics of “Priests’ Alley” would be theirs.
	www.pipeline.com /~cwa/Breitenfeld_Phase.htm (1390 words)

	Lennart Torstensson
		As commander of the Swedish artillery at Breitenfeld (1631) and the Lech (1632), he was responsible for the success of the new mobile field artillery.
		He infused new morale into the mutinous army and led the Swedes to numerous victories in Saxony, Moravia, Silesia, and Bohemia, including the second battle of Breitenfeld (1642).
		Breitenfeld - Breitenfeld, village, Saxony, S central E Germany.
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	BREITENFELD - Online Information article about BREITENFELD
		battle of Breitenfeld was fought on the 17th of See also:
		west between the villages of Gobschelwitz and Breitenfeld, the position of the Imperialists lying along the See also:
		The village of Breitenfeld also gives its name to another great battle in the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BOS_BRI/BREITENFELD.html (864 words)

	- Chapter 1
		In the 1632 universe, that battle never happened and he is still alive and kicking.
		Gottfried von Pappenheim was born in 1594 and fought against the Swedes at the battle of Lutzen in 1632.
		He fought under Tilly at the battle of Breitenfeld in 1631, and then switched his allegiance to Wallenstein, whom he faithfully served until his death the following year.
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	TheHistoryNet Discussion Forums: Gustavus II Adolphus: Thirty Year's War Greatest Captain?
		As was the case at the Battle of Breitenfeld, and frequently thereafter, Adolphus was greatly outnumbered and yet still achieved a sound and stunning victory.
		The tercios employed by Tilly were ponderous and slow to respond and were not very efficient in their usage of manpower as the square-like formation was likely to have three of its sides effectively out of the battle.
		Tilly's cavalry suffered under the increased pressure too as their precision drill-like deployment in battle, the caracol, was fatally disrupted.
	historynet.zeroforum.com /zerothread?id=65 (675 words)

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		Battle of Sablat, led by Count Mansfeld, on 10 June 1619.
		However, he was unable to take the Danish capital on the island of Zealand without a fleet, and neither the Hanseatic ports nor the Poles would allow an Imperial fleet to be built in the Baltic.
		battle of Jankau near Prague, and Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé defeated the Bavarian army at the
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	Leipzig, Battle of -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		also called Battle of the Nations (Oct. 16–19, 1813), decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland.
		The battle was fought at Leipzig, in Saxony, between approximately 185,000 French and other troops under Napoleon, and approximately 320,000 allied troops, including Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and Swedish forces, commanded respectively by Prince Karl Philipp…
		The battle was fought at Leipzig, in Saxony, between approximately 185,000 French and other troops under Napoleon, and approximately 320,000 allied troops, including Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and Swedish forces, commanded respectively...
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	Battles of the Thirty Years War — www.greenwood.com
		William Guthrie has performed a splendid service by writing a book that describes each of the major engagements of the Thirty Year War from its outbreak to the entry of France, at which point it expanded into a pan-European conflict.
		Guthrie's Battles of the Thirty Years War attempts to fill this gap, and it does so in solid if formulaic style, laying out the strengths of the opposing forces, the abilities and personalities of the commanders, and the tactical details of the actions...
		The main emphasis is on the unique character and aspects of the Thirty Years War, with attention to the evolution of warfare and weapons, the impact of this evolution on actual operations, and the replacement of the previously dominant "tercio" style of warfare by the nascent linear system.
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	Gustavus II Adolphus-Military Leader
		In the battle of Breitenfeld in 1631, the Swedes won because of the better moveability and flexibility of their army formations, and that they had small cannons which the soldiers could turn easily and bring along when advancing.
		The basic reason for having smaller cannons was that Sweden was a relatively poor country which could not afford all the metal required for heavy artillery.
		Gustavus Adolphus died from wounds inflicted during the battle of Lutzen on November 6th, 1632.
	www.sparkyferguson.net /gus/militaryleader.html (96 words)

	Articles - Raimondo Montecuccoli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was severely wounded at the storming of New Brandenburg, and again in the same year (1631) at the first battle of Breitenfeld, where he fell into the hands of the Swedes.
		He did good service at the first battle of Nordlingen (1634), and at the storming of Kaiserslautern in the following year won his colonelcy by a feat of arms of unusual brilliance, a charge through the breach at the head of his heavy cavalry.
		He fought in Pomerania, Bohemia and Saxony (surprise of Wolmirstadt, battles of Wittstock and Chemnitz), and in 1639 he was taken prisoner at Melnik and detained for two and a half years in Stettin and Weimar.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Raimondo_Montecuccoli (1023 words)

	Leaders and Battles: Adolphus , Gustavus
		Allying with France, he landed his navy off the coast of Pomerania and drove the imperial forces from the Baltic.
		In 1631, his victory at the battle of Breitenfeld gave the Protestants momentum and they went on to occupy Bavaria and Bohemia.
		In 1632, he defeated imperial forces at the battle of Lutzen in Saxony, but suffered a mortal wound.
	www.lbdb.com /TMDisplayLeader.cfm?PID=5869&WID=0 (265 words)

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