Major conflict1632

Battle of Lutzen (1632)

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Lutzen · Saxony

Estimated casualties

6.0K – 10Kestimated dead

Estimates vary widely: each side ~5,000-6,000, some sources to ~10,000 per side. King Gustavus Adolphus was killed.

SOURCEWikipedia / Wilson, Europe's Tragedy

Fought 16 November 1632 near Lutzen in Saxony, the Swedish army narrowly defeated Wallenstein's Imperial forces, but King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed in the fog, depriving the Protestant cause of its commander.

Belligerents2

Sweden
Holy Roman Empire

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Sources

Wikipedia: Battle of Lutzen (1632)
Peter H. Wilson, Europe's Tragedy
Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cite as: Battle of Lutzen (1632) (1632). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/battle-of-lutzen-1632 · Sources & methodology