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Was the third main period of the Thirty Years' War. It started with the intervention of the Kingdom of Sweden.

Chronology

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  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • July 1630: Gustav Adolf led his army to Usedom, a strategic island in the Baltic Sea.
  • July 1634: The Catholic League, led by Johann von Aldringen, successfully recaptured the city of Regensburg from the Swedes in July 1634. This victory marked a significant turning point in the Thirty Years' War, as the territory was then handed over to the Duchy of Bavaria.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • July 1632: The Swedes reach the city of Ehrenburg bei Reutte, which is, however, succesfully defended by Leopold William of Habsburg.
  • November 1633: The Swedes under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar capture Ratisbon (today known as Regensburg).
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • April 1633: Count Peter Melander of Holzappel's Hessians take Paderborn.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • March 1633: Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar, as the German imperial prince, was able to achieve a leading position. He occupied Bamberg in February 1633.
  • April 1633: Count Peter Melander of Holzappel's Hessians take Paderborn.
  • April 1632: The French military under the command of Marshal Urbain de Maillé-Brézé occupied the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein in 1632 as part of their campaign in the Rhineland.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • May 1632: The Swedes arrive in Landshut but are defeated by the Imperial troops led by John of Werth of May, 14th 1632.
  • April 1633: Count Peter Melander of Holzappel's Hessians take Paderborn.
  • May 1631: In the Thirty Years' War, Magdeburg was conquered by imperial troops under the commander Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, of the Catholic League on May 20, 1631 (May 10 according to the Julian calendar).
  • May 1632: The Swedish army, led by King Gustavus Adolphus, captured Munich.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • July 1632: The Swedes reach the city of Ehrenburg bei Reutte, which is, however, succesfully defended by Leopold William of Habsburg.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • May 1632: The Swedes arrive in Landshut but are defeated by the Imperial troops led by John of Werth of May, 14th 1632.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • June 1634: Conquest of Philippsburg by Sweden.
  • November 1633: The Swedes under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar capture Ratisbon (today known as Regensburg).
  • November 1631: Capture of Prague by the Saxon army under Hans Georg von Arnim.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • September 1631: Defeat of the Imperial army of Baltasar von Marradas by the Swedish army of Hans Georg von Arnim not far from Breslau.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • July 1632: The Swedes reach the city of Ehrenburg bei Reutte, which is, however, succesfully defended by Leopold William of Habsburg.
  • September 1633: The Swedes take Osnabrück.
  • November 1633: The Swedes under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar capture Ratisbon (today known as Regensburg).
  • December 1633: The lack of payment of wages led to mutinies among the soldiers, causing delays in the swedish conquest of Regensburg until November 1633.
  • December 1632: Swedes had to retreat from Deutz after a powerful counterattack.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • May 1631: In the Thirty Years' War, Magdeburg was conquered by imperial troops under the commander Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, of the Catholic League on May 20, 1631 (May 10 according to the Julian calendar).
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • December 1633: The lack of payment of wages led to mutinies among the soldiers, causing delays in the swedish conquest of Regensburg until November 1633.
  • June 1631: The city of Magdeburg was conquered by the Catholic League troops under the command of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, during the Thirty Years' War in May 1631. The city had been under siege for months before its fall.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • March 1633: The Swedish troops of Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg capture the city of Hameln.
  • November 1633: The Swedes under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar capture Ratisbon (today known as Regensburg).
  • September 1631: The Catholic League led by General Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, captured the fortress of Pleißenberg near Leipzig.
  • August 1632: The Dutch forces, led by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, successfully captured the city of Maastricht from the Spanish occupiers in 1632.
  • November 1632: Withdrawal of the Wallenstein army to winter quarters in Saxony, Gustav Adolf was forced to stand by the allied Saxons.
  • June 1634: In 1634, during the Thirty Years' War, Donauwörth was taken by the Imperial Army led by Johann von Aldringen.
  • June 1634: Conquest of Philippsburg by Sweden.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • November 1633: The Swedes under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar capture Ratisbon (today known as Regensburg).
  • September 1633: The Swedes take Osnabrück.
  • July 1630: In 1630, Stettin was occupied by the Swedes.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • December 1631: Mainz conquered by sweden.
  • July 1630: Gustav Adolf led his army to Usedom, a strategic island in the Baltic Sea.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • September 1631: Defeat of the Imperial army of Baltasar von Marradas by the Swedish army of Hans Georg von Arnim not far from Breslau.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • June 1631: The city of Magdeburg was conquered by the Catholic League troops under the command of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, during the Thirty Years' War in May 1631. The city had been under siege for months before its fall.
  • July 1634: The Catholic League, led by Johann von Aldringen, successfully recaptured the city of Regensburg from the Swedes in July 1634. This victory marked a significant turning point in the Thirty Years' War, as the territory was then handed over to the Duchy of Bavaria.
  • December 1632: Swedes had to retreat from Deutz after a powerful counterattack.
  • July 1630: In 1630, Stettin was occupied by the Swedes.
  • June 1634: In 1634, during the Thirty Years' War, Donauwörth was taken by the Imperial Army led by Johann von Aldringen.
  • April 1632: The French military under the command of Marshal Urbain de Maillé-Brézé occupied the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein in 1632 as part of their campaign in the Rhineland.
  • June 1634: Conquest of Philippsburg by Sweden.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • November 1633: The Swedes under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar capture Ratisbon (today known as Regensburg).
  • September 1633: The Swedes take Osnabrück.
  • June 1634: Conquest of Philippsburg by Sweden.
  • August 1632: The Dutch forces, led by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, successfully captured the city of Maastricht from the Spanish occupiers in 1632.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • May 1632: In 1632, during the Thirty Years' War, the military leader Albrecht von Wallenstein, who was a prominent general in the Habsburg army, besieged and captured the city of Prague.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • May 1632: In 1632, during the Thirty Years' War, the military leader Albrecht von Wallenstein, who was a prominent general in the Habsburg army, besieged and captured the city of Prague.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • March 1633: The Swedish troops of Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg capture the city of Hameln.
  • July 1630: In 1630, Stettin was occupied by the Swedes.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • May 1632: The Swedes arrive in Landshut but are defeated by the Imperial troops led by John of Werth of May, 14th 1632.
  • April 1633: The Swedish army captured Landsberg am Lech.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • September 1631: The Catholic League led by General Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, captured the fortress of Pleißenberg near Leipzig.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • May 1632: The Swedes arrive in Landshut but are defeated by the Imperial troops led by John of Werth of May, 14th 1632.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • June 1634: Conquest of Philippsburg by Sweden.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • December 1633: The lack of payment of wages led to mutinies among the soldiers, causing delays in the swedish conquest of Regensburg until November 1633.
  • May 1632: The Swedish army, led by King Gustavus Adolphus, captured Munich.
  • September 1631: Defeat of the Imperial army of Baltasar von Marradas by the Swedish army of Hans Georg von Arnim not far from Breslau.
  • May 1631: After the Swedish occupation of Frankfurt an der Oder in April 1631, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony signed alliance treaties with Sweden.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • May 1632: The Swedish army, led by King Gustavus Adolphus, captured Munich.
  • March 1633: The Swedish troops of Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg capture the city of Hameln.
  • April 1633: Count Peter Melander of Holzappel's Hessians take Paderborn.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • May 1632: The Swedish army, led by King Gustavus Adolphus, captured Munich.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • June 1634: Conquest of Philippsburg by Sweden.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • March 1635: The Spaniards recapture Trier from the French.
  • December 1632: Swedes had to retreat from Deutz after a powerful counterattack.
  • December 1631: Gustav Adolf II of Sweden crosses the Rhine with his army and besieges Mainz.
  • July 1632: The Swedes reach the city of Ehrenburg bei Reutte, which is, however, succesfully defended by Leopold William of Habsburg.
  • March 1633: The Swedish troops of Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg capture the city of Hameln.
  • March 1633: The Swedish troops of Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg capture the city of Hameln.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • April 1633: Count Peter Melander of Holzappel's Hessians take Paderborn.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • September 1631: On September 17, 1631, the Swedish army under Gustav Adolf met the troops of the Catholic League under Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld north of Leipzig.
  • March 1633: The Swedish troops of Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg capture the city of Hameln.
  • September 1633: The Swedes take Osnabrück.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • November 1631: Capture of Prague by the Saxon army under Hans Georg von Arnim.
  • August 1632: Occupation of Trier by the French.
  • June 1634: Conquest of Philippsburg by Sweden.
  • September 1633: The Swedes take Osnabrück.
  • April 1632: On April 15, during the Battle of Rain am Lech, east of Donauwörth, the Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperial forces commanded by Tilly.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.
  • December 1632: Swedes under Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin take Deutz.

1. Peace of Prague

Was a treaty during the Thirt Years' War that ended the war between Catholics and Protestants.

  • May 1635: According to the 1635 Peace of Prague, most of Lusatia became a province of the Electorate of Saxony, except for the region around Cottbus possessed by Brandenburg.
  • May 1635: In 1635, during the Thirty Years' War, Electoral Saxony (ruled by the Albertines) gained control of four administrative offices in the territory of Magdeburg. This transfer of power was part of the territorial realignment that occurred as a result of the war.
  • May 1635: In 1635, during the Thirty Years' War, Electoral Saxony (ruled by the Albertines) gained control of four administrative offices in the territory of Magdeburg. This transfer of power was part of the territorial realignment that occurred as a result of the war.
  • May 1635: According to the 1635 Peace of Prague, most of Lusatia became a province of the Electorate of Saxony, except for the region around Cottbus possessed by Brandenburg.

Selected Sources

  • Sacchi, A. (1991): La Guerre de Trente ans: L'Empire supplicié, L'Harmattan, p. 542
  • Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, pp.191-195