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King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War.
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Gustavus Adolphus
King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632
Gustavus Adolphus, also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power. During his reign, Sweden became one of the primary military forces in Europe during the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Lützen (1632)
Battle of the Thirty Years' War
The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, was one of the most important of the Thirty Years' War. Led by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, an Allied army primarily composed of troops from Sweden, Saxony, and Hesse-Kassel, narrowly defeated an Imperial force under…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Thirty Years' War
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The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine, or disease, while parts of Germany reported population…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)