Matthias Gallas
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Matthias Gallas, Graf von Campo und Herzog von Lucera was an Italian professional soldier during the Thirty Years' War. He distinguished himself in the first half of the war in service of the Catholic
Matthias Gallas, Graf von Campo, Herzog von Lucera
Gallas' first independent command led to the capture and infamous sack of Mantua
Gallas' greatest success, the Battle of Nördlingen 1634
Palazzo Galasso in Trento
Torstenson War
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The Torstenson War, 1643 to 1645, was fought between Sweden and Denmark–Norway. The name derives from Swedish general Lennart Torstenson, and it is considered a related conflict of the Thirty Years' W
Matthias Gallas
…light cavalry and sent a diversion under Krockow to Pomerania. At the end of the year, the Swedes surprisingly left to attack Denmark in what became the Torstenson War. In the next year, Gallas was ordered to march to Holstein to Denmark's aid. Being himself very skeptical about the prospects of this campaign, he…
The siege of Brno in 1645, by Swedish and Transylvanian forces led by Torstenson