The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

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Author

Gardiner, Samuel Rawson, 1829-1902

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Produced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere

Subject

Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

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Text

eBook-No.

40082

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40082

Release Date

June 25, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR, 1618-1648.
2. 2.EPOCHS SELECTED.
3. 3.THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR 1618-1648
4. 4.PREFACE.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. CAUSES OF THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR. — Section I. — Political Institutions of Germany. — Section II. — Protestantism in Germany. — Section III. — Reaction against Protestantism. — Section IV. — Three Parties and Three Leaders.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. THE BOHEMIAN REVOLUTION. — Section I. — The House of Austria and its Subjects. — Section II. — The Revolution at Prague. — Section III. — The War in Bohemia. — Section IV. — Ferdinand on his Defence.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. IMPERIALIST VICTORIES IN BOHEMIA AND THE PALATINATE. — Section I. — The Attack upon Frederick. — Section II. — The War in the Upper Palatinate. — Section III. — Frederick's Allies. — Section IV. — The Fight for the Lower Palatinate.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. MANSFELD AND CHRISTIAN IN NORTH GERMANY. — Section I. — Mansfeld's March into the Netherlands. — Section II. — Christian of Brunswick in Lower Saxony. — Section III. — Danger of the Lower Saxon Circle. — Section IV. — England and France. — Section V. — Rise of Richelieu.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. INTERVENTION OF THE KING OF DENMARK. — Section I. — Christian IV. and Gustavus Adolphus. — Section II. — English Diplomacy. — Section III. — Wallenstein's Armament. — Section IV. — Defeat of Mansfeld and Christian IV.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. STRALSUND AND ROCHELLE. — Section I. — Fresh Successes of Wallenstein. — Section II. — Resistance to Wallenstein in the Empire. — Section III. — The Siege of Stralsund. — Section IV. — The Siege of Rochelle.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. THE EDICT OF RESTITUTION. — Section I. — Oppression of the Protestants. — Section II. — French Intervention in Italy. — Section III. — Wallenstein deprived of his Command. — Section IV. — The Swedes establish themselves on the Coast of the Baltic. — Section V. — The Fall of Magdeburg.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. THE VICTORIES OF GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS. — Section I. — Alliance between the Swedes and the Saxons. — Section II. — The Battle of Breitenfeld. — Section III. — March of Gustavus into South Germany. — Section IV. — Wallenstein's Restoration to Command. — Section V. — The Struggle between Gustavus and Wallenstein. — Section VI. — The Battle of Lützen.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. THE DEATH OF WALLENSTEIN AND THE TREATY OF PRAGUE. — Section I. — French Influence in Germany. — Section II. — Wallenstein's Attempt to dictate Peace. — Section III. — Resistance to Wallenstein's Plans. — Section IV. — Assassination of Wallenstein. — Section V. — Imperialist Victories and the Treaty of Prague.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. THE PREPONDERANCE OF FRANCE. — Section I. — Open Intervention of France. — Section II. — Spanish Successes. — Section III. — The Struggle for Alsace. — Section IV. — French Successes. — Section V. — Aims and Character of Richelieu. — Section VI. — More French Victories.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. THE END OF THE WAR. — Section I. — Turenne's Strategy. — Section II. — The Treaty of Westphalia. — Section III. — Condition of Germany. — Section IV. — Continuance of the War between France and Spain.
18. 18.INDEX.
19. 19.An Important Historical Series. EPOCHS OF HISTORY.

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