Battle of Lützen | |||||||
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Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
The Battle of Lützen by Carl Wahlbom shows the death of King Gustavus Adolphus on 16 November 1632. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden Protestant Union |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis | Count Gottfried zu Pappenheim (DOW) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,800 infantry 6,200 cavalry 60 guns |
10,000 infantry 7,000 cavalry, plus 3,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry on arrival 24 guns |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,400 dead and 1,600 wounded or missing | Probably about the same as Swedish casualties |