Lutzen

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By 1618, complex religious alliances, dynastic influences, and mercenary ambitions had thrown Europe into the tumultuous Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648). As the war spread, King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden brought his army across the Baltic Sea to aid the Protestant cause. But this was no ordinary army. Gustavus’s army, often considered the first “national” army, was organized and trained differently than the others of the time. In fact, its success on the battlefield would help usher in fundamental changes in the character of warfare. Gustavus’s final act, however, was in 1632 at the Battle of Lϋtzen. In this bloody struggle, the “Lion of the North” ‒ the man who helped create the dawn of modern war ‒ was killed. And although he had changed warfare, his loss would prevent Sweden from becoming a dominant power on the European continent.

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