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And off about that, though, let's get into the latest episode of the 30 Years' War.

Hello and welcome history friends, patrons all, to episode 73 of the 30 Years' War.

So last time we looked at Torstenson's war, it pretty much occupied all our attentions.

We watched as Sweden defeated its old Danish enemy completely and following a few close calls, Sweden effectively reshaped the

Baltic balance of power and signed a piece with the Danes in August 1645. That narrative brought

the Swedish story up to the second half of that year, but what about Sweden's contemporaries?

Specifically, what were the French and Dutch

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