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Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War

Swedish Intervention
Part of the Thirty Years' War
Gustave Adolphe at Breitenfeld-Johann Walter-f3706497.jpg
Gustav II Adolf leads his army to victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld
Date 1630–1648
Location Throughout the Holy Roman Empire
Result

Decisive Swedish victory

Territorial
changes
Pomerania is annexed by Sweden
Belligerents

Sweden Swedish Empire

Temporary combat support:
 Saxony (1630–1631)
 France (1648)
Hesse-Kassel
Limited or non-combat support:

 Scotland

Catholic League and allies:
 Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg Empire
Austria Austria
Bavaria Bavaria
Bohemia Bohemia
Cologne
Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg).svg Croatia
Ellwangen
Hungary
Mainz
Passau
 Saxony (1635–1648)
Trier
Denmark Denmark–Norway

Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders

Sweden Gustav II Adolf 
Sweden Axel Oxenstierna
Sweden Johan Banér
Sweden Lennart Torstenson
Sweden Gustav Horn
Sweden Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Sweden Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
Sweden Hans von Königsmarck
Sweden Prince Karl Gustav

Sweden Alexander Leslie

Holy Roman Empire Albrecht von Wallenstein
Holy Roman Empire Johann Tserclaes 
Holy Roman Empire Ferdinand II
Holy Roman Empire Ferdinand III
Holy Roman Empire Gottfried Pappenheim 

Maximilian I of Bavaria
Strength

70,600:
Landing in Germany:
13,000 men

  • 10,000 infantry
  • 3,000 cavalry

Defending Sweden:
24,600 men
Allies and mercenaries:

33,000 men
546,000:
50,000 Imperial
150,000 German
300,000 Spanish
26,000 Danish
20,000 Hungarian and Croatian
Casualties and losses
31,518 killed, wounded and captured 101,094 killed, wounded and captured

Decisive Swedish victory

Sweden Swedish Empire

Temporary combat support:
 Saxony (1630–1631)
 France (1648)
Hesse-Kassel
Limited or non-combat support:

Catholic League and allies:
 Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg Empire
Austria Austria
Bavaria Bavaria
Bohemia Bohemia
Cologne
Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg).svg Croatia
Ellwangen
Hungary
Mainz
Passau
 Saxony (1635–1648)
Trier
Denmark Denmark–Norway


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