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Introduction TheFrenchWar 3 Army Lists SwedishArmy1635-41 4 ImperialArmy/SaxonArmy1635-41 4 Imperial/BavarianArmy1638 5 WeimarianArmy1638 6 ImperialArmy1642-45 7 SwedishArmy1642-45 7 SpanishArmy1643 8 FrenchArmy1643 8 BavarianArmy1644 9 FrenchArmy1644 9 GermanArmy1644 10 Bavarian/ImperialArmy1645 10 French/HessianArmy1645 11 ImperialArmy1646-48 12 BavarianArmy1646-48 12 SwedishArmy1646-48 13 FrenchArmy1646-48 13 Swedish&FrenchGeneralsProfiles 14 CavalryTactics 15 Imperial,Bavarian&SpanishGeneralsProfiles 15 InfantryTactics 16 DismountedCavalry 16 SwedishMuskets 16 Scenario BattleofWittstock 17 BattleofJankow 19 War-Tokens BenefitialEffect 21 DetrimentalEffect 21 FuriaFrancese 21 Acknowledgments 21
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FearingthattheSwedishoffensiveinGermanyhadgroundto a halt, the French first minister Cardinal Richelieudecided to intervene.AHabsburg revival following theirvictoryovertheSwedesatNördlingenwasnotinFrancesinterests and so the Cardinal secured an alliance withtheDutchRepublic,BernhardofSax-WeimarandseveralItalianstates.
However, the French opening moves in the Rhinelandwerenot successfulandby1636Spanishand Imperialisttroops threatenedParis.TheFrenchdidmanage toholdthe Catholic forces and eventually drove them out andbetween1637and1648theSpanishandImperialistarmiessufferedastringofdefeats.Thiswasthemostdestructivephaseofthewar,nolongerareligiousstrugglebetweenProtestantsandCatholics(CatholicFrancefoughtCatholicSpain)thiswasnowawarofoccupationandannihilation.
In1643theSpanisharmysufferedthedisasterofRocroi,wherethesuperiorityoftheFrencharmywasestablishedandwhereSpainwasfinally removedfromtheHabsburgcause.
From 1636 the Empire suffered a series of destructivedefeats at the hands of the Swedes, at Wittstock andRheinfelden in 1638 and a second battle at Breitenfeldin1642.TherewereFrenchdefeatstoo-atTuttlingenin1643andFreiburgin1644butthesewereoutweighedbycrucialvictoriesatNördlingen,JankauandZusmarshausen.Facedwiththeprospectof losingPraguetotheSwedes,theEmperorwasforcedtoagreetotermsandsignedthePeace of Westphalia, the treaty that ended the ThirtyYearsWar -althoughthispeacedidnotendthefightingbetween France and Spain - who remained at war foranotherdecade.
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Army: The Swedish Army 1635-41Commander: BanerGenerals: Torstensson, Leslie, Karr, Stalhansk, Vitzthum, Ruthven
Unit Type Formation Grade Number Strength WeaponSwedishInfantry Regiment Veteran 2 18-20 p/S*
ScottishInfantry Regiment Veteran 2 12-16 p/S*
GermanInfantry Regiment Veteran 1 18 p/S*
GermanInfantry Regiment Regular 3 16-20 p/S*
LifeGuardHorse Trotter Elite 1 12 S
FinnishHorse Galloper Veteran 2 6-9 S
SwedishHorse Trotter Veteran 2 6-9 S
GermanHorse Trotter Veteran 4 6-9 S
GermanHorse Trotter Regular 12 6-9 S
Demi-Cannon Artillery Regular 3 - S
Demi-Culverin Artillery Regular 4 - S
*BattalionGun Artillery - - - S
ThetablesonthispageshowstheSwedishandImperialarmieswhichcampaignedduring1635-41andfoughtattheBattleofWittstock.
Army: The Imperial/Saxon Army 1635-41Commander: HatzfeldGenerals: Marrazino, Kalkstein, Wildberg, Ulhefeld
Unit Type Formation Grade Number Strength WeaponImperialInfantry LaterTercio Veteran 2 16 p/S*
ImperialInfantry LaterTercio Regular 4 16 p/S*
LeagueInfantry LaterTercio Veteran 1 16 p/S*
SaxonInfantry Regiment Regular 3 16 p/S*
ImperialCuirassier Trotter Veteran 4 8-10 S
ImperialCuirassier Trotter Regular 8 8-10 S
ImperialArquebusier Caracole Regular 1 10 S
ImperialDragoon Dragoon Regular 2 8-10 S
CroatHorse Skirmish Regular 2 8-10 S
CossackHorse Skirmish Regular 1 6-8 S
Demi-Cannon Artillery Regular 2 - S
Demi-Culverin Artillery Regular 1 - S
Falcon Artillery Regular 2 - S
*BattalionGun Artillery - - - S
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Army: The Imperial/Bavarian Army 1638Commander: WerthGenerals: Savelli, Gotz
Unit Type Formation Grade Number Strength WeaponImperialInfantry LaterTercio Veteran 1 16 p/S*
ImperialInfantry LaterTercio Regular 1 20 p/S*
BavarianInfantry LaterTercio Veteran 2 16-24 p/S*
BavarianInfantry LaterTercio Regular 3 16-24 p/S*
ImperialCuirassier Trotter Veteran 1 8 S
ImperialCuirassier Trotter Regular 1 10 S
ImperialHorse Trotter Regular 2 8-10 S
ImperialDragoon Dragoon Regular 1 8 S
BavarianCuirassier Trotter Veteran 2 8-16 S
BavarianCuirassier Trotter Regular 3 8-16 S
BavarianHorse Trotter Regular 2 8 S
BavarianDragoon Dragoon Regular 2 8 S
BavarianArquebusier Caracole Regular 1 8 S
CroatHorse Skirmish Regular 2 8-10 S
CossackHorse Skirmish Regular 1 6-8 S
Demi-Cannon Artillery Regular 3 - S
Demi-Culverin Artillery Regular 1 - S
Falcon Artillery Regular 1 - S
*BattalionGun Artillery - - - S
ThistableshowstheImperialandBavarianthatfoughtBernhardofSax-WeimarsFrench/GermanarmyattheBattleofRheinfeldenin1638.
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Army: The Weimarian Army 1638Commander: Sax-WeimarGenerals: Taupadel
Unit Type Formation Grade Number Strength WeaponLifeGuardFoot Regiment Elite 1 8 S
FrenchInfantry Regiment Veteran 3 12-16 p/S*
FrenchInfantry Regiment Regular 4 12-16 p/S*
ScottishInfantry Regiment Veteran 1 12 p/S*
IrishInfantry Regiment Veteran 1 12 p/S*
GermanInfantry Regiment Veteran 1 20 p/S*
GermanInfantry Regiment Regular 7 12-36 p/S*
LifeGuardHorse Trotter Elite 1 3 S
FrenchHorse Galloper Veteran 1 8 S
FrenchHorse Galloper Regular 2 8 S
GermanHorse Trotter Veteran 2 8-12 S
GermanHorse Trotter Regular 8 8-12 S
GermanDragoon Dragoon Regular 1 14 S
Demi-Cannon Artillery Regular 1 1 S
Demi-Culverin Artillery Regular 3 3 S
*BattalionGuns Artillery - - - S
ThetableaboveshowsthecombinedFrenchandGermanforcescommandedbyBernhardofSax-Weimarduring1638andwhichfoughtattheBattleofRheinfeldenin1638.AdescriptionoftheFrenchforcesfollowslaterinthissection.
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Army: The Imperial Army 1642 - 45Commander: Archduke LeopoldGenerals: Piccolomini, Gonzaga, Borneval, Suys, Puchheim
Unit Type Formation Grade Number Strength WeaponImperialInfantry LaterTercio Veteran 4 16-20 p/S*
ImperialInfantry LaterTercio Regular 6 16-20 p/S*
GuardCuirassier Trotter Elite 2 6 S
ImperialCuirassier Trotter Veteran 4 8-10 S
ImperialCuirassier Trotter Regular 16 8-10 S
ImperialHorse Trotter Regular 3 8-10 S
ImperialArquebusier Caracole Regular 2 8-10 S
ImperialDragoon Dragoon Regular 1 8 S
CroatHorse Skirmish Regular 4 8-10 S
Demi-Cannon Artillery Regular 1 - S
Demi-Culverin Artillery Regular 6 - S
Falcon Artillery Regular 2 - S
*BattalionGuns Artillery Regular - - S
ThistableshowstheImperialarmycommandedbyArchdukeLeopoldHabsburgduringthe1642to45campaignandwhichfoughtattheBattlesofBreitenfeld(secondbattle)andJankow.
Army: The Swedish Army 1642 - 45Commander: TorstenssonGenerals: Wittenberg, Stalhansk, Lilliehook, Wrangel, Lillie, Schlang, Konigsmarck
Unit Type Formation Grade Number Strength WeaponSwedishInfantry Regiment Veteran 3 16-20 p/S*
GermanInfantry Regiment Veteran 1 20 p/S*
GermanInfantry Regiment Regular 6 16-20 p/S*
LifeGuardHorse Trotter Elite 1 12 S
FinnishHorse Galloper Veteran 2 8-12 S
GermanHorse Trotter Veteran 4 8-12 S
GermanHorse Trotter Regular 14 8-12 S
Demi-Cannon Artillery Regular 3 - S
Demi-Culverin Artillery Regular 3 - S
*BattalionGuns Artillery Regular - - S
ThetableaboveshowstheSwedisharmycommandedbyLennartTorstenssonduringthe1642to45campaignandwhichfoughtattheBattlesofBreitenfeld(secondbattle)andJankow.
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