Atlas of Battles

commander, 18 engagements

Battles of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Battles of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Swedish king (regent 1611–1632) (1594–1632)

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is recorded as a commander at 18 placed engagements in the atlas between 1611 and 1633: 12 battles and 6 sieges across 6 present-day countries, most in Germany (7), Poland (5), Sweden (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,553 km apart end to end, 222 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Thirty Years' War (11), Kalmar War (2), Polish–Swedish War of 1621–25 (2).

Storming of KristianopelBattle of VittsjöSiege of GdovSiege of RigaBattle of WallhofBattle of GniewBattle of DirschauAssault on GreifenhagenSiege of DemminSiege of NurembergBattle of FürthRelief of KonstanzSiege of LandsbergBattle of TrzcianaBattle of Frankfurt an der OderBattle of WerbenBattle of RainBattle of the Alte VesteBattle of TrzcianaBattle of Frankfurt an der OderBattle of WerbenBattle of RainBattle of the Alte VesteBerlinKyivViennaStockholmAmsterdamSt. PetersburgFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsBudapest500 km53.207N, 18.496E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1611: 1 engagements1612: 1 engagements1614: 1 engagements1621: 1 engagements1626: 2 engagements1627: 1 engagements1629: 1 engagements1630: 1 engagements1631: 3 engagements1632: 4 engagements4 in 16321633: 1 engagements16111633
17 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Storming of Kristianopel, 1611Battle of Vittsjö, 1612Siege of Gdov, 1614Siege of Riga, 1621Battle of Wallhof, 1626Battle of Gniew, 1626Battle of Dirschau, 1627Battle of Trzciana, 1629Assault on Greifenhagen, 1630Siege of Demmin, 1631Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder, 1631Battle of Werben, 1631Battle of Rain, 1632Siege of Nuremberg, 1632Battle of Fürth, 1632Battle of the Alte Veste, 1632Relief of Konstanz, 163316111633
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1611Storming of KristianopelKristianopel, SwedenSwedish victory
11 February 1612Battle of VittsjöVittsjö, Sweden147 km WDanish victory
August 1614Siege of GdovGdov, Russia884 km NESwedish victory
1621Siege of RigaRiga, Latvia297 km SWSwedish victory
7 January 1626Battle of WallhofValle, Latvia61 km SESwedish victory
22 September 1626Battle of GniewGniew, Poland479 km SWSwedish victory
8 August 1627Battle of DirschauTczew, Poland29 km NSee aftermath
25 June 1629Battle of TrzcianaTrzciano, Poland37 km SEPolish–Imperial victory
25 December 1630Assault on GreifenhagenPoland308 km WSwedish victory
12 February 1631Siege of DemminDemmin, Germany120 km NWSwedish victory
13 April 1631Battle of Frankfurt an der OderFrankfurt (Oder), Germany200 km SESwedish victory
22 July 1631Battle of WerbenWerben, Germany184 km WSwedish victory
1632Battle of RainRain, Germany472 km SSwedish victory
1632Siege of NurembergNuremberg, Germany87 km NImperial victory
3 September 1632Battle of FürthFürth, Germany5 km WImperial victory
9 September 1632Battle of the Alte VesteNuremberg, Germany4 km SWImperial victory
1633Relief of KonstanzConstance, Switzerland239 km SWPeace of Prague
date unknownSiege of LandsbergGorzów Wielkopolski, PolandSwedish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Presumably Jacob Hoefnagel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.