Battle of Lützen (1632)
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The Battle of Lützen (1632) was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus was killed while his forces checked the imperial army of Wallenstein in one of the conflict’s most famous and consequential clashes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Lützen (1632) canonical | 11 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Imperial Army ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial army
Protestant German allies ⓘ Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| causeOf | weakening of Swedish leadership in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | fought in the middle phase of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| commander |
Albrecht von Wallenstein
ⓘ
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim ⓘ Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | battlefield monuments near Lützen ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 16 November 1632 ⓘ |
| death |
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
ⓘ
surface form:
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed in action
|
| followedBy | Battle of Nördlingen (1634) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Battle of Lützen ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Gustavus Adolphus memorial at Lützen ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Imperial cavalry
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Swedish cavalry ⓘ infantry of both sides ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| location |
Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ near Lützen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of Gustavus Adolphus
ⓘ
major Protestant–Catholic confrontation ⓘ one of the most famous battles of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Albrecht von Wallenstein
ⓘ
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant–Catholic conflict ⓘ |
| result |
strategic indecisiveness
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tactical Swedish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of Swedish military reforms
ⓘ
turning point in Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to check Imperial advances in Germany
ⓘ
to force Wallenstein to battle in Saxony ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
Swedish linear tactics
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use of artillery in coordinated attacks ⓘ |
| terrain | flat fields around Lützen ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | dense morning fog ⓘ |
| year | 1632 ⓘ |
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