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- if not moved two ranks may shoot (salvoe), but no shoot including next
round, enemy units have to make a panic test immediately if they have
casualties
SPECIAL RULES
PIKE&SHOT
- units must remain within 2 to support or benefit from this support:
- a unit of shot may use the stand &shoot reaction against enemy units
charging a pike unit nearby, enemy must be within the 90 arc of sight
during the charge, normal penalty for shooting at chargers apply
- a unit of shot in front of a unit of pike will rally automatically after
using fire&flee as charge reaction
- a unit of pike can declare a countercharge to an enemy unit who is
charging a unit of shot nearby as long as the enemy is within the 90 arc
of sight during the charge, pike unit will be moved in front of the shot
unit
ALLIES
Each army only can choose one ally with up to 25%, mixing of different
ally contingents is not allowed. Subject allies have Ld-1 and cost one
point less per model, the subject ally-general 130 points with Ld7 only.
CHARACTERS EQUIPMENT
Characters may have the equipment of the unit they join at the start of the
battle (free). Any additional equipment available for that unit can also be
taken but the points are doubled which have to be paid for the character.
DRAGOONS
- counts as Light Infantry/Cavalry mixture with a movement rate of 8
- fear formed units
- cannot charge formed enemy units in the front
STAKES
Stakes must be placed when the unit is deployed on the table. After
deployment is finished and stakes placed the stakes are lost as soon as the
unit moves or flee. Mounted models hit models behind the stakes with -2,
cannot use the Ferocious Charge ability and do not gain any weapon
strength bonuses.
CARBINES
- range 16, S3, save modifier -1
- mounted troops (except Dragoons) may not move and shoot
FIELD GUN (75pts)
(See rulesbook page 130)
Each machine has a four man crew.
Crew
Cannon
PISTOLS
- range 12, S3,save modifier -1
- models armed with pistols count as armed with an additional hand
weapon in melee, using a hand weapon and one pistol
- cavalry armed with pistols may fire twice per turn, 180 arc of sight
- do not suffer penalties for move&shoot or long range
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
-
3
-
3
-
3
-
3
7
3
3
3
-
1
-
7
-
75
UNITS
All units may have a leader, standard and musician for 5pts each.
All limits for units (like 0-1) are written for armies of 2000 points or less.
If you play with armies that have more points simply take those units as
0-1 for each 2000 points e.g.. Always round down if you have an odd
number. Exception is the wagon tabor which is 0-1 regardless of army
size.
WAGON TABOR
See WAB Errata for details:
http://warhammer-historical.com/PDF/WAB2%20Errata.pdf
WAR WAGON
See WAB Errata for details
http://warhammer-historical.com/PDF/WAB2%20Errata.pdf
Some War Wagons may have two war machines with crew instead of 6
missle armed crew members (+80).
FIRELOCKS
- foot and mounted troops with firelocks do not suffer the -1 penalty for
move and shoot
GALLOPPER GUN (60pts)
Counts as Light Cannon with M8.
GRENADOES
- one use only
- for each grenadoe place the 3 template within 8 (90 arc of sight)
- roll artillery and scatter dice, S4 hits
- in case of misfire place the template with the center above the thrower
LIGHT CANNON (50pts)
(See rulesbook page 130)
Each machine has a three man crew.
Crew
Cannon
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
-
3
-
3
-
3
-
3
6
3
3
3
-
1
-
7
-
50
Equipment: Hand weapon. The crew may have light armour (+6).
Range 36, S6, no save, D6 wounds per hit
Special Rules: Cannon
MUSKETS
- range 24, S4, save modifier -2
- one rank may fire
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Phases
Contemporary
woodcut
depicting
the
Second
Defenestration of Prague (1618), which marked the
beginning of the Bohemian Revolt, which began the first
part of the Thirty Years' War.
Without heirs, Emperor Matthias sought to assure an
orderly transition during his lifetime by having his
dynastic heir (the fiercely Catholic Ferdinand of Styria,
later Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor) elected to the
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The treaty also provided for the union of the army of the
Emperor and the armies of the German states into a single
army of the Holy Roman Empire (although Johann Georg
of Saxony and Maximillian of Bavaria kept, as a practical
matter, independent command of their forces, now
nominally components of the "Imperial" army). Finally,
German princes were forbidden from establishing alliances
amongst themselves or with foreign powers, and amnesty
was granted to any ruler who had taken up arms against
the Emperor after the arrival of the Swedes in 1630.
This treaty failed to satisfy France, however, because of
the renewed strength it granted the Habsburgs. France then
entered the conflict, beginning the final period of the
Thirty Years' War. Sweden did not take part in the Peace
of Prague and it continued the war together with France.
Initially after the Peace of Prague, the Swedish army under
Johan Banr was pushed back by the re-inforced Imperial
army up north into Germany.
French intervention (16351648)
Cardinal
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Torstenson 1642
After the Swedish rout at Nrdlingen in September 1634
and the Peace of Prague in 1635 where the Protestant
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ARMY LISTS
PEASANTS
V/16. WALLACHIAN OR MOLDAVIAN (1500-1648) AND
TRANSYLVANIAN (1533-1629AD)
Levy
WS
2
BS
2
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
5
Pts
3
CHARACTERS: Up to 25%
CAVALRY: Up to 50%
INFANTRY: At least 25%
ALLIES: Up to 25%
ARMOURED VOYNUKS
M WS BS
Voynuk
4
4
3
CHARACTERS
General
Sub-Gen.
Ally-Gen.
M
4
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
9
8
8
150
85
140
Ld
Pts
14
WS
4
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
24
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
WS
3
BS
4
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
24
T
3
W
1
I
4
A
1
Ld
8
Pts
24
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
BS
Ld
Pts
Ld
Pts
10
Ld
Pts
10
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
10
Ld
Pts
S
3
T
3
W
1
Pts
26
WS
TRANSYLVANIAN HAIDUKS
M WS BS
Arquebusier
4
2
3
MERCENARY ARQUEBUSIERS
M WS BS S
Arquebusier
4
2
3
3
Archer
WALLACHIAN SEIMENI
M WS BS
Dragoon
8
3
3
Ld
Pts
11
Pts
22
WALLACHIAN DOROBANTI
M WS BS
Arquebusier
4
2
4
Ld
Pts
14
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Ld
Pts
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
15
T
3
W
1
ALLIES
Ottoman Allies, V/9
Only Moldavians: Crimean Tartar Allies, V/36
Only Moldavians: Polish Allies, V/35
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INFANTRY
CHARACTERS: Up to 25%
CAVALRY: Up to 50%
INFANTRY: At least 25%
ALLIES: Up to 25%
BURGHER GUARD
M WS
Burgher
4
3
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
8
General
Sub-Gen.
Ally-Gen.
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
9
8
8
150
85
140
DUTCH LEVIES
M
Arquebusier
4
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
10
Ld
Pts
Ld
7
Pts
10
CAVALRY
GERMAN REITERS
M WS
Horseman
8
3
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
26
A
1
M
8
WS
3
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
22
T
3
W
1
I
4
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
22
WS
3
BS
4
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
4
A
1
Pts
Ld
8
DRAGOONS
Dragoon
M
8
WS
3
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
26
ALLIES
Only 1585-1594AD: English Allies, V/71
Ld
Ld
8
Pts
26
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Pts
12
CHARACTERS: Up to 25%
CAVALRY: Up to 25%
INFANTRY: At least 50%
ALLIES: Up to 25%
Ld
Pts
16
CHARACTERS
General
Sub-Gen.
Ally-Gen.
BS
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
9
8
8
150
85
140
I
4
A
1
Ld
8
Pts
26
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
22
0-1 DRAGOONS
M
Dragoon
8
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
12
ALLIES
Only in 1626AD: Transylvanian Allies, V/16
Only in 1626AD: Mansfeld Allies, V/85
Only in 1644AD: Imperialist Allies, V/84
M
8
WS
3
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
26
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
26
INFANTRY
FOOT
M
4
Trooper
WS
3
BS
4
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
8
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WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
9
8
8
150
85
140
BS
4
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
25
M
8
WS
3
BS
3
S
3
T
3
Ld
Pts
DRAGOONS
Dragoon
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
12
BS
Ld
Pts
Trooper
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
22
W
1
I
4
A
1
Ld
8
Pts
26
Ld
7
Pts
26
NEW FOOT
CARABINS
Horseman
BERNARDINE FOOT
M WS
Trooper
5
3
CAVALRY
CHEVAUX LGERS
M WS
Horseman
8
3
BS
CHARACTERS
General
Sub-Gen.
Ally-Gen.
WS
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
10
ALLIES
WS
3
BS
4
S
3
T
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
INFANTRY
GARDES
Guard
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
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CHARACTERS
M
WS
BS
INFANTRY
W
Ld
Pts
General
Sub-Gen.
Ally-Gen.
4
5
5
4
4
3
5
2
9
150
4
5
5
4
3
2
5
2
8
85
4
5
5
4
4
2
5
2
8
140
Equipment: Hand weapon, shield, light armour
Special Rules: General is Army General and may be upgraded to Ld10
(+50). One sub-commander can be designated as Army Standard Bearer
(+15) and one as Army General (+25) if no General is taken. The AllyGeneral acts as Army General but only for units from his allied
contingent.
CAVALRY
CUIRASSIERS
M WS BS S T W I A Ld Pts
Horseman
8
3
4
3 3
1
4 1
8
26
Equipment: Hand weapon, heavy armour, pistols
May be Veterans (+2)
Only until 1632AD: May have WS4 instead of BS4, lance, Ferocious
Charge and may count rank bonus up to +1 instead of Light Cavalry (+2)
Only after 1632AD: Downgrade to Ld7 (-2)
Special Rules: Light Cavalry, Pistols
CARACOLING REITERS
M WS BS S T W I A Ld Pts
Horseman
8
3
3
3 3
1
3 1
7
26
Equipment: Hand weapon, heavy armour, thrusting spear, pistols
Only after 1632AD: Upgrade to BS4 (+2)
Special Rules: Light Cavalry, Pistols
CARABINS
M WS BS S T W I A Ld Pts
Horseman
8
3
3
3 3
1
3 1
7
22
Equipment: Hand weapon, carbines
May have light (+2) or heavy armour (+3)
Special Rules: Skirmishers, Feigned Flight, Only until 1616AD
BAVARIAN CUIRASSIERS
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Horseman
8
4
4
3 3
1
4 1
8
Equipment: Hand weapon, heavy armour, pistols
May be Veterans (+2)
Special Rules: Light Cavalry, Pistols, Only if Bavarian-led
CatholicLeague or combined
Pts
28
CROAT
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Horseman
8
4
3
3 3
1
3 1
7
Equipment: Hand weapon, lance.May have light armour (+2)
Special Rules: Feigned Flight, Only if Imperial or combined
POLISH COSSACKS
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Horseman
8
3
3
3 3
1
3 1
6
Equipment: Hand weapon, thrusting spear, bow
Special Rules: Feigned Flight, Only if Imperial or combined
Pts
25
DRAGOONS
M WS BS S T W I
Dragoon
8
3
3
3 3
1
3
Equipment: Hand weapon, light armour, carbines
May have heavy armour (+3).
Special Rules: Dragoons
Ld
Pts
12
MUSKETEERS
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Musketeer
4
2
4
3 3
1
3 1
7
Equipment: Hand weapon, musket.
May have light armour (+2) or heavy armour (+3)
After 1632AD: May have Swinefeathers (+20, count as Stakes)
Special Rules: Pike&Shot
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Pikeman
4
3
3
3 3
1
3 1
7
Equipment: Hand weapon, pike.
May have light armour (+2) or heavy armour (+3).
Special Rules: Pike&Shot, Only 0-1 per two musketeer units
Pts
9
TARGETEERS
M WS BS S T W I A
Targeteer
4
4
3
3 3
1
4 1
Equipment: Hand weapon, heavy armour, halberd
May have plate armour (+2)
May be Stubborn (+2), Drilled (+2) and Veterans (+2)
Special Rules: Only if Imperial or combined
Ld
8
Pts
14
GRENZER
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Arquebusier
4
2
4
3 3
1
3 1
7
Equipment: Hand weapon, handgun.
May have light armour (+2) or heavy armour (+3)
Special Rules: Skirmishers, Only if Imperial Eastern Frontier
LEVY WITH MORGENSTERN OR HALBERD
M WS BS S T W I
Levy
4
3
3
3 3
1
3
Equipment: Hand weapon, heavy armour, halberd
Special Rules: Only if Imperial Eastern Frontier
Pts
20
Pts
13
Ld
Pts
ALLIES
Spanish Allies, V/72
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PIKEMEN
HUNGARIAN HUSSARS
M WS BS S T W I A Ld Pts
Horseman
8
3
3
3 3
1
3 1
7
25
Equipment: Hand weapon, lance, bow. May have light armour (+2)
Special Rules: Feigned Flight, Only if Imperial Eastern Frontier
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CHARACTERS: Up to 25%
CAVALRY: Up to 25%
INFANTRY: At least 50%
ALLIES: Up to 25%
DRAGOONS
Dragoon
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
9
8
8
150
85
140
CAVALRY
CUIRASSIERS
M
Horseman
8
WS
3
BS
4
S
3
T
3
WS
3
W
1
I
4
A
1
Ld
8
Pts
26
MUSKETEERS
M
Musketeer
4
Ld
7
Pts
26
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
26
S
3
T
3
WS
3
BS
3
S
3
T
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
12
Ld
Pts
15
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
OUTRAGED PEASANTS
M WS BS
Levy
5
2
2
Ld
Pts
Ld
Pts
BS
4
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
14
Pts
25
Equipment: Hand weapon, lance, bow. May have light armour (+2)
Special Rules: Feigned Flight, Only Bohemian Revolt from 16181623AD
FEUDAL HORSE
M
Horseman
8
I
3
T
3
W
1
BS
S
3
T
3
BS
4
S
3
WS
DUTCH CAVALRY
M WS
Horseman
8
4
BS
3
CHARACTERS
General
Sub-Gen.
Ally-Gen.
M
8
0-1 GRENADIERS
M WS
Grenadier
4
2
BS
Ld
Pts
12
Pts
22
0-1 WAGON TABOR
Special Rules: Only Saxony or Baden
ALLIES
Only Bohemian Revolt from 1618-1623AD: Transylvanian Allies, V/16
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INFANTRY
CHARACTERS: Up to 25%
CAVALRY: Up to 25%
INFANTRY: At least 50%
DRAGOONS
Dragoon
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
5
5
2
2
9
8
150
85
CAVALRY
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
25
BS
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
24
S
3
T
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
W
1
MOUNTED JGER
M WS
Dragoon
8
3
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
14
BS
Ld
Pts
16
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
I
4
A
1
Ld
8
Pts
26
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
Pts
A
1
Ld
6
Pts
6
Ld
Pts
Pts
26
Ld
BS
4
LANDSRYTTARE
M WS
Mounted
8
3
WS
3
CHARACTERS
General
Sub-Gen.
M
8
Equipment: Hand weapon, pike. May have light armour (+2) or heavy
armour (+3). The first rank may be armed with handgun (+4)
Only after 1626AD: Upgrade to WS4 (+3) and my be stubborn (+2)
Special Rules: Combined Formation
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
26
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
22
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INFANTRY
CHARACTERS: Up to 25%
CAVALRY: Up to 25%
INFANTRY: At least 50%
ALLIES: Up to 25%
DRAGOONS
Dragoon
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
9
8
8
150
85
140
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
26
S
3
T
3
BS
4
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
14
BS
Ld
Pts
16
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
15
WS
3
BS
4
S
3
T
3
W
1
I
3
CAVALRY
SWEDISH LTTA RYTTARE
M WS BS S
Horseman
8
3
4
3
WS
3
CHARACTERS
General
Sub-Gen.
Ally-Gen.
M
8
W
1
PIKEMEN
Pikeman
WS
BS
Ld
Pts
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
28
0-2 BATTALION GUNS
A
1
Ld
8
Pts
27
T
3
W
1
Ld
Pts
I
3
A
1
Ld
7
Pts
28
Ld
7
ALLIES
Hesse-Kassel Allies, V/85
Only until 1634AD: Saxon or Brandenburg Allies, V/85
Only from 1635AD: French Allies, V/79
Pts
26
Pts
16
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Battle
The Bohemian estates organized an army of 30,000 men in
determination to fight for their liberties, as they saw them.
Ferdinand II set to make an example of this Bohemian
Revolt and countered the Bohemian Army by sending
25,000 men, many of them seasoned soldiers, to crush the
revolt. They included the future philosopher Renee
Descartes. These trained soldiers were under the
leadership of Catholic Spanish-Flemish nobleman, Field
Marshal Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. The army made
straight for Prague, the capital of Bohemia, which was in
the hands of the rebels. The Bohemian army attempted to
block the Imperial army by setting up a defensive position
on a hill. The Imperial army simply ignored the Bohemian
army however, and bypassed the hill. Christian of Anhalt
then force-marched the Bohemian army and managed to
get ahead of the Imperial army just before Prague. The
Bohemian army again tried to set up a defensive position,
but had little time, and morale was low. As the Imperial
army approached, Tilly divided his men into two distinct
squads: The Imperials and the Catholic League (German)
troops. The Catholics, Ferdinands army, pushed forth
without great bombardment of artillery. Anhalt opened the
battle by sending forward infantry and cavalry, led by
Anhalt's son. The cavalry charged into the Imperial
infantry, causing significant casualties. Tilly however,
quickly brought up his own Cavalry, forcing the Bohemian
cavalry to retire. The Bohemian infantry, who was only
now approaching the Imperial army, saw the Cavalry
retreating, at which they fired one volley at extreme range
before retreating themselves. The Catholic Imperial
Cavalry, amounted to 400 or so, circled the Protestant
forces pushing them closer into the middle of the battle.
With the Bohemian army already at a low morale,
company after company started retreating, most without
having even entered the battle. With the Protestant forces
steadily diminishing Tilly and his 400 Imperial
cavalrymen moved with the 2000 hussars which the
Bavarians had brought to the battle. Tillys men steadily
pushed the rebel forces back to the Star Palace where the
rebels tried to establish a final defence but failed. The
Battle of White Mountain was more of a skirmish than a
fully-fledged battle. The Bohemian army was no match for
King Ferdinand II trained soldiers, and the actual battle
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Artillery
The artillery of the period used no explosive projectiles.
Cannon generally fired directly at low angle with solid
metal or stone shot. Artillery was mostly used for siege
operations as it was very slow to maneuver. Used against
opposing troops, a common tactic was the "grazing shot",
aimed to skip off the ground in front of the enemy and
bounce upward through the massed troops, causing many
more casualties than level fire could. The Swedes had
developed more modern models for their siege artillery
that were easier to maneuver and load, using only three
different weight of ordnance: 24, 6 and 3 pounders.
Additionally the Swedes had some of their lighter pieces
integrated into their infantry formations at brigade and
regimental level. These 3pound pieces (3 assigned to a
brigade) were much smaller, lighter and less powerful than
the siege guns. The 3 pound pieces could maneuver with
the infantry to a limited degree. 3 pounders could also be
reloaded much more quickly than siege pieces and had
greater range and firing rate than the infantry's muskets,
greatly increasing the Swedish infantry's firepower.
Tactical Overview
The Battle of Breitenfeld I (1631) was overall a meeting
engagement with both combatants agreeing to battle on the
field. The forces all had different structural organization.
Mostly the technology was about the same level, with a
slight advantage to the Swedish troops in newer and lighter
cannon and matchlocks. Both Armies were well supplied
and the terrain was relatively equivalent between the
dispositions. Key differences between the Swedish and
imperial forces (and the Swedish allies) were in the
training and structure of infantry troops, and the Swedish
different philosophy in using their cavalry.
Forces Deployed
The strengths of forces deployed were about relatively
equal. The Protestant coalition, including the Swedes and
Germans, fielding about 42,000 troops (18,000 from
German Allies) and the imperial forces at about 35,000.
The Protestants had a considerable edge in cavalry
numbers, about 13,000 (5,000 from Allies) to 9,000. The
numbers for the siege artillery were relatively equivalent
with the Swedes having a slight edge in quality and the
imperials having a marginal advantage in quantity. The
Swedes had additional small artillery pieces (3 and 6
pounders) integrated into their infantry brigades and
regiments. This gave the Swedes an overall advantage in
the number of tubes. The Catholics had a considerable
advantage in the number of trained infantry deployed;
about 25,000 to the Swedes 15,000. The Saxons (Swedish
allies) fielded about 9,000 additional untrained infantry,
which mostly consisted of conscripts or militia. The
Swedish Allies fielded very few muskets. The Swedish
Linear Formation had a higher ratios of matchlock and
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Force Assessment
The overall balance was relatively even. The disparity in
overall numbers resulted from large levies of untrained
soldiers. The number of heavy cannon was relatively close
with the Swedish having newer models and light cannon
compensating for the disparity in heavy field pieces. The
Unionist had a considerable advantage in cavalry while the
imperials had a considerable advantage in trained infantry.
With the forces deployed, the key difference was the
light/heavy infantry ratio of Swedes. The Swedes fielded
considerably more muskets by ratio, had more advanced
equipment, and better drills to increase their rate of fire.
More important, the Linear Formation that allowed most
musketeers to engage, while less than half in a tercio could
engage.
Disposition of forces
Battle of Breitenfeld - Initial dispositions, 17 September
1631.Swedish-Saxon forces in Blue, Catholic army in Red
Battle Summary
The battle started in the middle of the day and lasted over
6 hours. The first 2 hours consisted of an exchange of
artillery fire. This was followed by an imperial attack with
cavalry from both wings to both ends of the Unionist line.
The cavalry attack routed the Saxon troops on the Unionist
left flank. The imperial army then conducted a general
attack to exploit the exposed left flank. The Swedes
repositioned their second line to cover the left flank and
counter attacked with their cavalry to both imperial flanks.
The attack on the imperial left was led personally by the
Swedish King. It captured the imperial artillery and
enveloped the imperial left flank. The Swedish now had
much greater weight of fire from their artillery, infantry,
and the captured imperial artillery. The imperial line was
disorganized under the heavy fire and enveloped. The
imperial line collapsed and over 80% of the imperial
forces were killed or captured. 120 standards of the
Imperial and Bavarian armies were taken (and are still on
display in the Riddarholm church in Stockholm);15 and
Gustav's innovations in military operations and tactics
were confirmed.
Opening gambits
Pappenheim
The Swedes deployed their 15,000 infantry in 2 lines. The
imperial army deployed 25,500 infantry in a single line of
17 tercios (1,500 infantrymen in each). The German allies
extended the Protestant front to be overall slightly longer
than the catholic. The imperial line had its cavalry evenly
distributed on its flanks. The Swedes had their cavalry
weighted to their right. The German allies fielded their
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These changes also made Gustav's formations easier to
maneuver on the battlefield; the line formations he fielded
could easily turn to face a new direction, compared to the
squares Tilly and the Saxon Elector had been using
where the line of march was typically fixed (or else the
unit would spear each other in turning the unwieldy pikes),
once a unit took up positions in the fieldhis forces were
able to change facings and march a different direction.
Gustav's main formations could be re-aligned, even under
fire, and even those where his mixed units used his
concept of combined arms, although at the cost of some
confusion while the pikemen reformed on the shot's flanks,
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