Bavarian-Imperial army

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The Bavarian-Imperial army was a coalition force of the Electorate of Bavaria and the Habsburg Holy Roman Empire that fought together in major conflicts such as the Thirty Years' War.

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Bavarian-Imperial army canonical 1
Imperial-Bavarian army 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition army
early modern military formation
allegiance Catholic League (German)
Holy Roman Emperor
alliance Catholic League (German) military forces
associatedWith Counter-Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Counter-Reformation
commander Albrecht von Wallenstein
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
conflict Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
Battle of Stadtlohn
Battle of White Mountain
Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War Catholic campaigns
country Electorate of Bavaria
Holy Roman Empire
dissolved after the end of the Thirty Years' War
follows separate Bavarian and Imperial forces
garrison Bavaria
Habsburg hereditary lands
hasPart Bavarian army
linked to: Bavarian Army

Imperial contingents of the Holy Roman Empire
historicalRegion Central Europe
language German
militaryBranch artillery
cavalry
infantry
notableFor coordination of Bavarian and Imperial military resources
supporting Habsburg dominance in Central Europe
opponent French royal army
linked to: French royal forces

Protestant Union forces
Swedish army
organizedAccordingTo early modern mercenary system
participant Electorate of Bavaria
Habsburg Monarchy
partOf Imperial army (Holy Roman Empire)
linked to: Imperial Army
purpose support Catholic and Habsburg interests in the Holy Roman Empire
recruitedFrom Bavarian territories
Habsburg hereditary lands
other Catholic principalities of the Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
role major Catholic force in the Thirty Years' War
timePeriod 1618–1648
early 17th century

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Battle of Freiburg opponent Bavarian-Imperial army
Battle of Zusmarshausen combatantSide Imperial-Bavarian army
linked to: Bavarian-Imperial army