Gustavus Adolphus lands in Germany
1630 · Event
The King of Sweden lands 13,000 men in Pomerania to save the Protestant cause — and reveals a new kind of army: mobile, drilled, backed by light field guns and French gold. 'The Lion of the North' will win victory after victory across Germany, until a foggy field at Lützen.
On these timelines: Thirty Years' War, Germany, Master
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