Battle of Lützen | |||||
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The Battle of Lützen by Carl Wahlbom shows the death of King Gustavus Adolphus on 16 November 1632. | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Sweden Protestant Union |
Holy Roman Empire Catholic League | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Gustavus Adolphus † Dodo von Knyphausen Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis |
Albrecht von Wallenstein Heinrich Holk Count Gottfried zu Pappenheim (DOW) | ||||
Strength | |||||
12,800 infantry 6,200 cavalry 60 guns |
10,000 infantry 7,000 cavalry, plus 3,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry on arrival 24 guns | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
3,400 dead and 1,600 wounded or missing | Probably about the same as Swedish casualties[1] |