Matthias Gallas

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Matthias Gallas was an Imperial field marshal of the Thirty Years' War, noted for his role in major campaigns such as the Battle of Nördlingen and for his ultimately disastrous generalship.

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Matthias Gallas von Campo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial general
human
military commander
activeYearsEnd 1647
activeYearsStart 1610
allegiance Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Emperor
alsoKnownAs Matteo Gallasso
Matthias Gallas von Campo
linked to: Matthias Gallas

Matthias Gallass
appointedBy Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
birthDate 1588-09-16
birthPlace Prince-Bishopric of Trent
Trento
burialPlace Vienna
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1647-04-25
deathPlace Habsburg Monarchy
Vienna
era Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Gallas
givenName Matthias
memberOf House of Gallas
militaryBranch Imperial Army
nativeLanguage Italian
nobleTitle Count of Campo
notableFor command of Imperial forces in Thirty Years' War
destruction of his own armies through poor logistics
reputation for disastrous generalship in later campaigns
role in Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
participatedIn Battle of Lützen
Battle of Nördlingen
Second Battle of Breitenfeld
Thirty Years' War
campaigns in Bavaria
campaigns in Bohemia
campaigns in Saxony
predecessor Albrecht von Wallenstein
rank Field Marshal
Generalissimo
religion Roman Catholicism
servedUnder Albrecht von Wallenstein
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

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Battle of Nördlingen (1634) commander Matthias Gallas
Matthias Gallas alsoKnownAs Matthias Gallas von Campo
linked to: Matthias Gallas