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Gustavus Adolphus (9 December [N.S 19 December] 1594 – 6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, [1] was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Swedish: Stormaktstiden).
The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, [c] is considered one of the most important battles of the Thirty Years' War.Led by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, an Allied army primarily composed of troops from Sweden, Saxony, and Hesse-Kassel, narrowly defeated an Imperial force under Albrecht von Wallenstein.
The Battle of Vittsjö was a battle between Swedish force under the supervision of Gustavus Adolphus and Dano-Norwegian force under Breide Rantzau that took place in 1612; it was more a case of the Swedes fleeing the Danes than a full-scale battle. [1] Gustavus Adolphus, who in December 1611 at the age of 17, had ascended the throne of Sweden ...
Gustavus returned to Pillau on 8 May 1627 with new reinforcements for the army and the Swedish army grew to 21,000, with the Commonwealth increasing their forces to 17,000. [ 9 ] [ 15 ] Despite this, the Poles were able to retain the field advantage, since the Swedes were forced to allocate a large portion of their forces to defending their ...
In 1621, the king of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus, declared that the previously signed truce between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was void.At the time, the Commonwealth was at war with the Ottoman Empire regarding Moldavia, and with Gustavus' reforms in the Swedish army, he was ready to deploy his armies into Livonia once again.
Gustavus Adolphus' father, Charles IX of Sweden – the uncle of Sigisimund – also a Vasa, was awarded the throne, in part because he was an ardent Lutheran. Soon after, Sweden became engaged in wars with the Kingdom of Denmark–Norway and the Tsardom of Russia .
The bulk of the Swedish army wintered around Mainz, where Gustavus Adolphus had set up his headquarters. [1] Part of the Swedish army under General Horn remained active and conquered several places in Franconia. He had only two Swedish regiments, the rest of his 12,000 troops being German recruits.
Gustav Adolf of Sweden – English (and Latin) also: Gustavus Adolphus; Swedish: Gustav Adolf and (legal spelling after 1900): Gustaf Adolf – may refer to: . Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf, 1594–1632), King of Sweden 1611–1632