World History · Europe

Battle of Lutzen

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

In 1632 Protestant forces led by Sweden’s Gustavus II Adolphus defeat the Catholic forces in two battles. The first took place where the Danube and Lenz rivers meet. At that battle the Catholic Commander Tilly was killed. At the next battle, the Battle of Lutzen which took place on November 16, 1632 , Adolphus was killed.

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