Major conflict1631
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Breitenfeld · near Leipzig · Saxony
Estimated casualties
8.0K – 13Kestimated dead
Imperial losses ~7,000 dead plus ~6,000 captured; Swedish ~2,100, Saxon ~3,000. Combined casualties ~8,000-13,000+.
SOURCEWikipedia / Wilson, Europe's Tragedy
On 17 September 1631, about 10 km north of Leipzig, the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus and his Saxon allies decisively defeated Tilly's Imperial-League army, the first major Protestant victory of the Thirty Years' War.
Belligerents2
- Sweden
- Holy Roman Empire (Catholic League)
ON THE MAPSwedish Empire
Sources
- Wikipedia: Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
- Peter H. Wilson, Europe's Tragedy
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cite as: Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) (1631). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/battle-of-breitenfeld-1631 · Sources & methodology