30YearsWar #35: To The Rescue
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
Zack Twamley
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Matchlock is a historical fiction series set during the Thirty Years' War, beginning in 1622, when Matthew Lock lands in Europe to investigate the brutal murder of his parents.
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As 1626 dawned, two saviours were on the march to the rescue of their respective camps. King Christian IV of Denmark looked poised to save the princes and cities of the Lower Saxon Circle from a looming Habsburg threat, and guarantees and supplies from the other members of the Hague Alliance were on the way to buffer his campaign. On the other hand, Albrecht of Wallenstein marched his army of 24,000 to the aid of the outnumbered Count Tilly. Backing him were the interests of the whole Habsburg dynasty, in addition to its Bavarian allies. These two forces were set to clash, and only one could come out on top...
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| 0:32.1 | Thanks for your support on Patreon, James Coory. |
| 0:36.5 | James Coory was a close personal friend and financier of Albrecht of Wallenstein, and he |
| 0:42.0 | ensured that the monetary wheels of Wallenstein's military machine kept moving smoothly, |
| 0:47.9 | at least for a time. |
| 0:49.0 | This, of course, is all a lie. |
| 0:50.7 | But if you would like me to lie about you, you know what to do. |
| 0:53.4 | Head on over to Patreon. |
| 0:54.7 | More about that later, but first, enjoy. Episode 35 of the 30 Years' War. |
| 1:10.4 | Hello and welcome history, friends, patrons, all to the 30 years war. |
| 1:15.6 | I hope you're all doing well and you're all keeping safe and that you've forgiven me for taking last time off. |
| 1:22.3 | It's been four weeks since we've delivered this episode and I'm really looking forward to getting back into it. |
| 1:27.9 | I'm still sitting on some really exciting news and I will let you know all about it in due time. |
| 1:33.0 | But in case you missed the memo, this podcast is officially nine years old, which is really ridiculous. |
| 1:39.0 | It's crazy to think I've been doing this for nine years. |
| 1:42.0 | And it's crazy to think some of you have been joining me for that |
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