Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) was a decisive Protestant victory during the Thirty Years' War in which Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden’s innovative tactics broke Habsburg military dominance and shifted the balance of power in Central Europe.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) canonical	7
First Battle of Breitenfeld	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ surface form: First Battle of Breitenfeld
belligerent	Catholic League ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
combatantSide	Catholic forces ⓘ Protestant forces ⓘ
commander	Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim ⓘ Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) ⓘ surface form: Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly John George I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
conflict	Thirty Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
date	17 September 1631 ⓘ 7 September 1631 (Old Style) ⓘ
effect	opened the way for Swedish advance into southern Germany ⓘ severely weakened the Catholic League army ⓘ shifted balance of power in Central Europe toward Protestant states ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Lützen (1632) ⓘ Swedish advance into Franconia and the Rhineland ⓘ
historicalSignificance	demonstrated effectiveness of Swedish military reforms ⓘ enhanced reputation of Gustavus Adolphus as a leading military innovator ⓘ first major Protestant victory after a long series of Catholic successes ⓘ
ImperialLeagueCasualties	large numbers captured or dispersed ⓘ over 7,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
ImperialLeagueForcesStrength	approximately 35,000–40,000 men ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Saxony ⓘ surface form: Saxony, Germany
locatedNear	Leipzig ⓘ
notableFor	collapse of Habsburg military dominance in Central Europe ⓘ effective integration of artillery with infantry and cavalry ⓘ innovative linear tactics by Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ major turning point in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ use of Swedish brigade infantry formations ⓘ
partOf	Thirty Years' War ⓘ
place	near Breitenfeld, Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
precededBy	Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ surface form: Swedish landing in Pomerania (1630)
religiousContext	Protestant–Catholic conflict within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
result	Protestant victory ⓘ decisive Swedish–Saxon victory ⓘ
SaxonForcesStrength	approximately 16,000–18,000 men ⓘ
SwedishCasualties	approximately 3,000–4,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
SwedishForcesStrength	approximately 23,000–25,000 men ⓘ
tacticalFeature	flexible, smaller infantry units instead of large tercios ⓘ refused Swedish left wing ⓘ use of mobile light artillery ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thirty Years' War → notableBattle → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden → battle → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ

Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) → notableBattle → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ

subject surface form: Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly

Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) → defeat → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ

subject surface form: Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly

Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Battle of Breitenfeld

Battle of Lützen (1632) → precededBy → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ

The Lion of the North → notableBattlesContext → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ

The Golden King → refersToPersonNotableBattle → Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ