Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War

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military campaign phase of the Thirty Years' War

The Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War was the phase of the conflict beginning in 1630 when Protestant Sweden, under King Gustavus Adolphus, entered the war in Germany and dramatically shifted its course through major military campaigns and alliances.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Swedish landing in Pomerania (1630)	1
Swedish occupation of Augsburg	1
Thirty Years' War (Swedish involvement under Gustav II Adolf)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ phase of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
alliance	Electorate of Saxony (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant German princes ⓘ Treaty of Bärwalde NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Axel Oxenstierna NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustav Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan Banér NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennart Torstensson NERFINISHED ⓘ
continuedAfter	death of Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ
countryInvolved	Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
endCause	transition to the Franco-Swedish phase of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
hasCause	French subsidies under the Treaty of Bärwalde ⓘ Swedish strategic interest in control of the Baltic Sea ⓘ desire to support Protestant states in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
hasEffect	led to increased French involvement in the war ⓘ prevented a decisive Habsburg victory in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ prolonged the Thirty Years' War ⓘ shifted the balance of power in favor of the Protestant side ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Alte Veste NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lützen (1632) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Rain (Lech) (1632) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish advance into southern Germany ⓘ Swedish invasion of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ occupation of large parts of northern Germany ⓘ
leader	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Germany ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	death of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Lützen ⓘ
opponent	Catholic League NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedReligiousAlignment	Catholic ⓘ
partOf	Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalLeader	Axel Oxenstierna as regent of Sweden ⓘ
religiousAlignment	Protestant ⓘ
result	Sweden emerged as a great power in Northern Europe ⓘ Sweden gained territories in the Holy Roman Empire after the Peace of Westphalia ⓘ
startTime	1630 ⓘ
timePeriod	1630s ⓘ early 1640s ⓘ
usedMilitaryInnovation	integrated infantry–cavalry–artillery tactics ⓘ linear infantry formations ⓘ mobile artillery ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Sack of Magdeburg → associatedWith → Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) → precededBy → Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swedish landing in Pomerania (1630)

Battle of Rain (Lech) → partOfCampaign → Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Battle of Rain (Lech) → followedBy → Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swedish occupation of Augsburg

Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War → followedBy → Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Vasa dynasty → significantEvent → Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thirty Years' War (Swedish involvement under Gustav II Adolf)