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Sweden-related events during the year of 1631
Gustaf II Adolf having a war negotiation in Würtzburg, giving commands to Axel Lilje and Ramsay
Events from the year 1631 in
Sweden
Incumbents
Events
February 16 –
Gustav Adolf Secondary School is founded in
Tallinn ,
Estonia by the king.
April 13 –
Thirty Years' War :
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
defeats an imperial garrison at the city of
Frankfurt an der Oder .
Treaty of Bärwalde
Swedish occupation of Pomerania.
Swedish treaty with Brandenburg.
May 10 –
Thirty Years' War : After a two-month siege, an
Imperial army under the command of
Tilly storms the German city of
Magdeburg and brutally
sacks it , massacring over 20,000 inhabitants. Shocked by the massacre, many Protestant states in the
Holy Roman Empire decide to ally with Sweden its ongoing invasion.
July 16 – The city of
Würzburg is taken by Gustavus Adolphus, putting an end to the
Würzburg witch trial .
July 22 –
Thirty Years' War :
Tilly was defeated by Gustavus Adolphus at the
Battle of Werben , suffering a loss of 6,000 men.
End of August –
Thirty Years' War : Running out of supply,
Tilly is forced to send his army into the
Electorate of Saxony in order to secure supplies, as well as to force a reaction from
John George, Elector of Saxony and Gustavus Adolphus.
September 11 –
Thirty Years' War : As a result of
Tilly 's invasion,
John George, Elector of Saxony , until now neutral, allies with Sweden in order to drive the Imperial army out of Saxony.
September 17 –
Thirty Years' War : In the
Battle of Breitenfeld ,
Tilly 's imperial army is defeated by Gustavus II Adolphus, shattering the imperial army of the
Holy Roman Empire and marking the first significant victory for the Protestants in the war.
December 23 –
Thirty Years' War : Sweden takes the city of
Mainz without any resistance.
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