Battle of Breitenfeld

Schlacht bei Breitenfeld, 2. Nov. 1642
![Sujet : Guerre de Trente Ans (1618-1648) -- Opérations militaires -- Allemagne
Théâtre de la guerre
Breitenfeld -- Environs -- 1642
Échelle(s) : [Sans échelle (exprimé)]
Couverture : Allemagne – Saxe
E 12°21' / N 51°24'
Langue : allemand
Éditeur : [s.n.]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Eigentliche_Abbildung_des_Haupt_Treffens_zwischen_den_Ka%C3%BFs-_und_Schwedischen_Armeen_den_23._Octobr-_und_2._Novemb-_1642_be%C3%BF_Leipzig_geschechen_-_btv1b53243599p_%281_of_2%29.jpg)
Sujet : Guerre de Trente Ans (1618-1648) -- Opérations militaires -- Allemagne Théâtre de la guerre Breitenfeld -- Environs -- 1642 Échelle(s) : [Sans échelle (exprimé)] Couverture : Allemagne – Saxe E 12°21' / N 51°24' Langue : allemand Éditeur : [s.n.]

First Battle of Leipzig 1642 on the Swedish 1927 Art Deco Medal 1st Life Grenadier Regiment Bronze d. = 45 mm. 2 lines at r. of 3 military flags: "LEPZIG 1642". Surrounding: "ÖSTGÖTAFÄNIKORNA - KUNGL· FÖRSTA LIVGRENADJÄRREGEMENTET 1927"/ 12 lines: "ETT TACK TILL DE STORA FREJDADE MÄN SOM MÖTTE HART MED HART TILL ALLA SOM FÖLLO OCH GÖMDES I FJÄRRAN MULL OCH GLÖMDES ETT TACK FÖR ATT ÄN VARA FÄDERS HEM ÄR VART V. v. H.". Armémuseum (Museum military history of Sweden in Stockholm) https://digitaltmuseum.se/021025682721/medalj ; https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/91616/arme_object_AM085200 Medallist: T S Condition: UNCIRCULATED, nice old patina

First Battle of Leipzig 1642 on the Swedish 1927 Art Deco Medal 1st Life Grenadier Regiment Bronze d. = 45 mm. 2 lines at r. of 3 military flags: "LEPZIG 1642". Surrounding: "ÖSTGÖTAFÄNIKORNA - KUNGL· FÖRSTA LIVGRENADJÄRREGEMENTET 1927"/ 12 lines: "ETT TACK TILL DE STORA FREJDADE MÄN SOM MÖTTE HART MED HART TILL ALLA SOM FÖLLO OCH GÖMDES I FJÄRRAN MULL OCH GLÖMDES ETT TACK FÖR ATT ÄN VARA FÄDERS HEM ÄR VART V. v. H.". Armémuseum (Museum military history of Sweden in Stockholm) https://digitaltmuseum.se/021025682721/medalj ; https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/91616/arme_object_AM085200 Medallist: T S Condition: UNCIRCULATED, nice old patina

The decimation of the Madlo Regiment in 1642

Battle of Breitenfeld 1642
Historical Overview
The Second Battle of Breitenfeld, also known as the First Battle of Leipzig, took place during the Thirty Years' War on 2 November 1642 at Breitenfeld, north-east of Leipzig in Germany. A Swedish Army commanded by Lennart Torstensson defeated an Imperial Army under Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria and his deputy Ottavio Piccolomini.
Quick Facts
Sweden & Saxony
- Commander: Gustav II. Adolf
- Strength: ca. 40.000
- Casualties: ca. 3.000
Imperial & League
- Commander: Graf Tilly
- Strength: ca. 35.000
- Casualties: ca. 20.000
Strategic Context
Swedish intervention to save Protestantism.
Conflict / War
Swedish War
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