Gustavus II signs a military convention with the Elector of Brandenburg

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Domains

Diplomacy
Military

Dates

Date of occurrence 1631-05-15

Places

Germany, Brandenburg (Location)
Sweden (Location)

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Gustavus II of Sweden signs a military convention with the Elector of Brandenburg, but this comes too late to save Magdeburg from the besieging imperial forces of Pappenheim and Count Tilly.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Gustavus II signs a military convention with the Elector of Brandenburg". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16019, accessed 16 April 2024.]

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