Sack of Magdeburg

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The Sack of Magdeburg was a devastating 1631 assault during the Thirty Years' War in which Imperial and Catholic League forces destroyed the Protestant city of Magdeburg, killing thousands and shocking contemporary Europe with its brutality.

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Thirty Years' War notableBattle Sack of Magdeburg