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The Hello, this is a history of Europe key battles podcast.

This is part five of the seven-part series and the 30-year-war

and about the invasion of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden.

If you haven't yet listened to the four preceding episodes

to get the background to this episode,

might be a chance to listen now.

But if you have already done so, then let's begin there.

Thank you. but if you have already done so, then let's begin. Christavus Adolphus arrived at the mouth of the Euda in July 1630 with an army of 13,600 men, boosted to 29,000 by September.

The odds for a significant breakthrough looked remote. A campaign from the much more wealthy Danish

kingdom had recently failed. Gustav had no real firm allies and needed a clear victory to persuade any potential allies to his side.

The Holy Roman Emperor is reported on being told of the Swedish invasion, to have said dismissively, we have another small enemy, do we.

The first task was to establish his bridgehead and a secure operational base for the arrival of supplies from Sweden.

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