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==Background== ==Background==
Field Marshal ] had unexpectedly marched into ] in September 1643 (see ]). While engaged in operations there, an Imperial army under the command of Count ] ventured north towards Jutland to trap the Swedish army there and destroy it. However, Torstensson turned his army around and headed south towards Gallas' approaching host. Field Marshal ] had unexpectedly marched into ] in September 1643 (see ]). While engaged in operations there, an Imperial army under the command of Count ] ventured north towards Jutland to trap the Swedish army there and destroy it. However, Torstensson turned his army around and headed south towards Gallas' approaching host.
==References==

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Battle of Jüterbog
Part of the Thirty Years' War
DateNovember 23, 1644
LocationNear Jüterbog, 50 km south of Berlin
Result Decisive Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden  Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lennart Torstenson Holy Roman EmpireMatthias Gallas
Thirty Years' War
Bohemian Revolt (1618–1620)
Palatinate campaign (1620–1623)
Transylvanian invasions of Hungary (1619–1621, 1623–1624, 1626)
Danish intervention (1625–1629)
Swedish intervention (1630–1635)
Swedish-French Period (1635–1648)
Naval battles
Treaties

The Battle of Jüterbog was fought on November 23, 1644, between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire, resulting in a Swedish victory.

Background

Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson had unexpectedly marched into Jutland in September 1643 (see Torstenson War). While engaged in operations there, an Imperial army under the command of Count Matthias Gallas ventured north towards Jutland to trap the Swedish army there and destroy it. However, Torstensson turned his army around and headed south towards Gallas' approaching host.

References

  • Jaques, Tony (2007), Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century, vol. 2, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 498, ISBN 0313335362

ISBN 0313335389

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