The Thirty Years War

alliance allies Alsace ambassador Anhalt Archduke army Arnim attack Austria Baner battle Bethlen Gabor bishopric Bohemia Brefvexling Breisach Briefe und Akten Calvinist Cardinal-Infant Catholic cause cavalry Christian Church command Crown dangerous defeated defend Duke Dutch Edict of Restitution Elbe Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Saxony Elector Palatine Emperor Empire enemy Estates Europe feared Ferdinand Feuquières forces France Frederick French George of Saxony German Liberties German princes Germany Geschichte GINDELY Gustavus HALLWICH Hapsburg dynasty Heilbronn League Ibid imperial imperialists infantry John George King of Denmark King of Hungary King of Sweden lands Leipzig LUNDORP Lutheran Lützen Magdeburg Mainz Mansfeld Maximilian of Bavaria Meanwhile Münster negotiations Nördlingen once Oxenstierna party Peace of Prague peasants political Protestant Regensburg religion revolt Rhine Richelieu rulers Silesia soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish Swedish thousand Thurn Tilly Tilly's Torstensson town treaty troops United Provinces Val Telline Vienna Wallenstein