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Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)

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Battles involving SwedenBattles involving the Holy Roman EmpireBattles of the Thirty Years' WarConflicts in 1631Gustavus Adolphus of SwedenHistory of Leipzig
Gustave Adolphe at Breitenfeld Johann Walter f3706497
Gustave Adolphe at Breitenfeld Johann Walter f3706497

The Battle of Breitenfeld (German: Schlacht bei Breitenfeld; Swedish: Slaget vid Breitenfeld) or First Battle of Breitenfeld (in older texts sometimes known as Battle of Leipzig), was fought at a crossroads near Breitenfeld approximately 8 km north-west of the walled city of Leipzig on 17 September (Gregorian calendar), or 7 September (Julian calendar, in wide use at the time), 1631. It was the Protestants' first major victory of the Thirty Years War. The victory confirmed Sweden's Gustavus Adolphus of the House of Vasa as a great tactical leader and induced many Protestant German states to ally with Sweden against the German Catholic League, led by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, and the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.

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Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Podelwitzer Straße, Leipzig Wiederitzsch (Nord)

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04158 Leipzig, Wiederitzsch (Nord)
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