Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (died 1651)

Lennart Torstensson

Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillor and Governor-General (1603–1651)

Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal and later Governor-General of Pomerania, Västergötland, Dalsland, Värmland and Halland. He adapted the use of artillery on the battlefield, making it a more mobile weapon than previously known. Torstensson achieved important victories…