Swedish campaign in Franconia

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The Swedish campaign in Franconia was a major 1631–1632 phase of the Thirty Years' War in which King Gustavus Adolphus’s forces advanced through and occupied much of Franconia, weakening Catholic League power in southern Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
phase of the Thirty Years' War
belligerent Catholic League (German states)
Sweden
chronology followed the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
commandedBy Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
conflict Thirty Years' War
conflictType early modern European land campaign
country Sweden
endTime 1632
follows Battle of Breitenfeld
hasPart Swedish advance into Franconia (1631)
occupation of Franconian territories by Sweden
operations against Catholic League forces in southern Germany
historicalEra Early Modern period
ledBy Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
location Franconia
Holy Roman Empire
militaryTheater German theater of the Thirty Years' War
objective to secure Swedish control over Franconian territories
to weaken Catholic League power in southern Germany
opponent Catholic League (German states)
opposedBy Catholic League commanders
participant Catholic League armies
Swedish Army
partOf Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War
regionAffected southern Germany
result Swedish occupation of much of Franconia
weakening of Catholic League influence in southern Germany
significance shifted the balance of power in southern Germany toward the Protestant side
startTime 1631
timePeriod 1630s
year 1631
1632

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Battle of Rain (Lech) precededBy Swedish campaign in Franconia
Swedish campaign in Franconia hasPart Swedish advance into Franconia (1631)
linked to: Swedish campaign in Franconia