Battle of Breitenfeld (1642)
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The Second Battle of Breitenfeld (October 23, 1642), also known as the "First Battle of Leipzig", took place 4 miles north-east of Leipzig, Germany during the Thirty Years' War.
The Swedish Army led by Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson beat an army of the Holy Roman Empire led by Archduke Leopold William of Habsburg and his deputy, General Ottavio Piccolomini.
The Imperial army had 15,000 casualties and 5,000 were taken prisoner. 46 guns were seized. The Swedish Army lost 4,000 killed and wounded; among the latter, General Torsten Stålhandske who led the Finnish Hakkapeliitta Cavalry received a serious wound.
The battle enabled Sweden to occupy Saxony. His defeat made Emperor Ferdinand III more willing to negotiate peace, and renounce the Preliminaries of Hamburg.
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Categories: 1642 | Battles of the Thirty Years' War | Battles of Sweden | Battles of the Holy Roman Empire | Battle stubs
