Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

by Samuel Rawson Gardiner

War & Military Political Science Early Modern Christianity - Other

51 chapters8h 10mEnglish1889

About this book

Samuel Rawson Gardiner remains a respected source on the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which began as a civil conflict between Protestant princes and the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II. Lack of unity on both sides, soon drew in outside powers and the war became a struggle for European dominance. In this short book, Gardiner describes the famous battles and the daring generals: Mansfeld and Wallenstein, Tilly and Gustavus Adolphus, Bernard and Turenne. While, behind the scenes, working through secret subsidies and wily diplomacy, frail, indomitable Cardinal Richelieu gained control of crucial supply lines, crippling Austria and Spain, and setting the stage for the golden age of France. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Chapters (51)

1Ch. 1: Causes of the Thirty Years' War, Section 1: Political Institutions of Germany (1440-1517)

847

2Ch. 1, Section 2: Protestantism in Germany (1517-1570)

663

3Ch. 1, Section 3: Reaction Against Protestantism (1570-1596)

297

4Ch. 1, Section 4: Three Parties and Three Leaders (1596-1612)

1063

5Ch. 2: The Bohemian Revolution, Section 1: The House of Austria and its Subjects (1600-1618)

729

6Ch. 2, Section 2: The Revolution at Prague (March-May 1618)

321

7Ch. 2, Section 3: The War in Bohemia (May 1618-February 1619)

479

8Ch. 2, Section 4: Ferdinand on his Defence (March-November, 1619)

511

9Ch. 3: Imperialist Victories in Bohemia and the Palatinate, Section 1: The Attack upon Frederick (November 1619-January 1621)

965

10Ch. 3, Section 2: The War in the Upper Palatinate (January-October 1621)

492

11Ch. 3, Section 3: Frederick's Allies (October 1621-May 1622)

801

12Ch. 3, Section 4: The Fight for the Lower Palatinate (April-July 1622)

449

13Ch. 4: Mansfeld and Christian in North Germany, Section 1: Mansfeld's March into the Netherlands (July-November 1622)

503

14Ch. 4, Section 2: Christian of Brunswick in Lower Saxony (November 1622-August 1623)

305

15Ch. 4, Section 3: Danger of the Lower Saxon Circle (August-December 1623)

311

16Ch. 4, Section 4: England and France (October 1623-August 1624)

428

17Ch. 4: Section 5: Rise of Richelieu (August 1624-September 1625)

734

18Ch. 5: Intervention of the King of Denmark, Section 1: Christian IV and Gustavus Adolphus (1624)

781

19Ch. 5, Section 2: English Diplomacy (August 1624-July 1625)

461

20Ch. 5, Section 3: Wallenstein's Armament (July 1625-February 1626)

894

21Ch. 5, Section 4: Defeat of Mansfeld and Christian IV (February-August 1626)

489

22Ch. 6: Stralshund and Rochelle, Section 1: Fresh Successes of Wallenstein (August 1626-October 1627)

647

23Ch. 6, Section 2: Resistance to Wallenstein in the Empire (October 1627-February 1628)

685

24Ch. 6, Section 3: The Siege of Stralsund (August-February 1628)

415

25Ch. 6, Section 4: The Siege of Rochelle (1625-1628)

775

26Ch. 7: The Edict of Restitution, Section 1: Oppression of the Protestants (March 1628-May 1629)

557

27Ch. 7, Section 2: French Intervention in Italy (1628-1630)

467

28Ch. 7, Section 3: Wallenstein Deprived of his Command (March 1629-September 1630)

704

29Ch. 7, Section 4: The Swedes Establish Themselves on the Coast of the Baltic (July 1630-January 1631)

344

30Ch. 7, Section 5: The Fall of Magdeburg (January-May 1631)

674

31Ch. 8: The Victories of Gustavus Adolphus, Section 1: Alliance between the Swedes and the Saxons (June-September 1631)

399

32Ch. 8, Section 2: Battle of Breitenfeld (September 1631)

832

33Ch. 8, Section 3: March of Gustavus into South Germany (October 1631-May 1632)

591

34Ch. 8, Section 4: Wallenstein's Restoration to Command (September 1631-June 1632)

666

35Ch. 8, Section 5: Struggle between Gustavus and Wallenstein (June-October 1632)

558

36Ch. 8, Section 6: The Battle of Lützen (October-November 1632)

588

37Ch. 9: The Death of Wallenstein and the Treaty of Prague, Section 1: French Influence in Germany (November 1632-April 1633)

616

38Ch. 9, Section 2: Wallenstein's Attempt to Dictate Peace (April-December 1633)

601

39Ch. 9, Section 3: Resistance to Wallenstein's Plans (January-February 1634)

377

40Ch. 9, Section 4: Assassination of Wallenstein (February 1634)

527

41Ch. 9, Section 5: Imperialist Victories and the Treaty of Prague (February 1634-May 1635)

831

42Ch. 10: The Preponderance of France, Section 1: Open Intervention of France (May 1635)

465

43Ch. 10, Section 2: Spanish Successes (May 1635-December 1637)

377

44Ch. 10, Section 3: The Struggle for Alsace (January 1638-July 1639)

254

45Ch. 10, Section 4: French Successes (July 1639-December 1642)

543

46Ch. 10, Section 5: Aims and Character of Richelieu (December 1642-May 1643)

517

47Ch. 10, Section 6: More French Victories (May 1643-August 1645)

536

48Ch. 11: The End of the War, Section 1: Turenne's Strategy (June 1645-October 1648)

538

49Ch. 11, Section 2: The Treaty of Westphalia (October 1648)

526

50Ch. 11, Section 3: Condition of Germany

517

51Ch. 11, Section 4: Continuance of the War between France and Spain (1648-1660)

758

Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

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