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The Army of Gustavus Adolphus (1): Infantry (Men-at-Arms 235)

By Richard Brzezinski

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1991
ISBN
0850459974, 9780850459975
Open Library ID
OL8265034M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9377852 bytes)
Pages
48\47
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The 'Lion of the North', King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, was one of the major players in the Thirty Years War of 1618-48. In 1630 Gustavus - the last champion of the Protestants - crushed the Catholics at Breitenfeld in a victory widely viewed as the fulfillment of a prophecy foretelling the defeat of the eagle (the German Emperor's emblem) by a golden lion. Killed in battle at L?tzen only two years later, Gustavus nevertheless won fame for his technical and tactical innovations. The first of two volumes, this book examines the equipment, uniforms and organization of the infantry that comprised Gustavus's army.

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