Heinrich Holk
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Heinrich Holk was a Danish-German mercenary in both Christian IV of Denmark's and Albrecht von Wallenstein's service during the Thirty Years' War.
Contemporary leaflet describing the Battle of Stralsund (1628). Holk is mentioned as "Obrist Holky".
A picture of Holk
Battle of Lützen (1632)
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The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, was one of the most important of the Thirty Years' War. A Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus, supported by troops from Saxony and Hesse-Kassel, narr
Heinrich Holk
…an age of atrocities". He took part in the devastation and looting of the Electorate of Saxony, and faced Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden's cavalry in the Battle of Lützen. The battle marked the end of his active career, though he remained in office as a senior commander. The following year, he died of plague in Kronborg…
Death of Gustav II Adolph at the Battle of Lützen Carl Wahlbom, 1855
View from the Imperial side in Pieter Snayers' painting of the battle, commissioned by Imperial commander Ottavio Piccolomini.
Gustavus Adolphus memorial at Lützen
Finding the body of Gustavus Adolphus after the Battle of Lützen by Carl Wahlbom.