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Breitenfeld (brī`tənfĕlt'), village, Saxony, S central E Germany. It gave its name to two battles of the Thirty Years War Thirty Years War, 1618–48, general European war fought mainly in Germany.

General Character of the War

There were many territorial, dynastic, and religious issues that figured in the outbreak and conduct of the war.
..... Click the link for more information. . Gustavus Adolphus (Gustavus II Gustavus II (Gustavus Adolphus), 1594–1632, king of Sweden (1611–32), son and successor of Charles IX.

Military Achievements

Gustavus's excellent education, personal endowments, and early experience in affairs of state prepared him for
..... Click the link for more information. ) of Sweden there defeated the imperial forces under Count Johannes Tilly Tilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count of (yōhän`əs tsĕrkläs` tĭl`ē)
..... Click the link for more information. and Marshal Gottfried Pappenheim Pappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zu (gôt`frēt hīn`rĭkh gräf ts
..... Click the link for more information. in 1631, and the Swedes under General Lennart Torstensson Torstensson, Lennart (lĕn`närt tōr`stənsōn), 1603–51, Swedish general in the Thirty Years War .
..... Click the link for more information. there routed the imperial troops under Archduke Leopold William in 1642.