
Battle Of Alte Veste, 1632, In The Thirty Years' War
By André Geraque KifferLength3h 32m
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The Thirty Years War from 1618 to 1648 is considered one of the most destructive wars in European history. It is estimated that between 4.5 and 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a direct result, while some areas of Germany suffered population declines of more than 50%, also from hunger and disease. On 24 August or 3 September 1632 (Julian or Gregorian calendar), Gustavus Adolphus attacked the imperial camp at Alte Veste (or "Old Fortress") – an abandoned castle perched atop a wooded hill. His ownership would then allow Swedish guns to dominate the imperial camp. These protected themselves in trenches and with abatises that blocked the Swedish advance. In the battle simulation, we will try to correct the flaws presented in the historical analysis, testing improvements in the maneuvers. And then we will prove which maneuver will prevail, both being instructed with the best and maximum effort.
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GenreHistory, Other
Length3 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ANDRÉ GERAQUE KIFFER
2PROLOGUE
3HISTORICAL FACT
4Spanish progress on the borders of France.
5Im 3: Gustavus Adolphus's German campaign.
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6Ingolstadt.
7On the morning of 3 September the Swedish
8Im 5: The Battle of Alte Veste.
9The main attack with Gustavus' infantry against
10HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
11Armies in the Thirty Years' War
12shallower unit, more in a line than a column, by
13Im 8: Swedish infantry formations.
14Cavalry
15French at the Battle of Rocroi, for example – in
16in a minimum of two lines, with the second – and
17Artillery
18Napoleon's fascination with him. The batteries
19The Catholic League army and the Imperial
20Wargames, the Roman Art and Science of War”).
21Croats (light cavalry for reconnaissance), but this
22Armor in the Thirty Years' War
23Cannons, Culverins and Falcons
24The Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus
25While the heavy variant of the arquebus
26In the 1470s, in Germany, the matchlock type
27In the 1610s, in France, the flintlock type
28Some cavalry, such as the German reiters
29Im 18: Close combat weapons7.
30Im 20: Shooting in ranged combat.
31echelon or a reinforcement.
32World War I).
33Therefore, cavalry units, from the 16th century
34possible a clear line of sight, with interposed slopes
35The biggest problem for the artillery in the
36Terrain of the Battle of Alte Veste
37Im 25: The old castle and the current tower.
38Im 28: Simulation geography.
3912-24lb Artillery Batteries
40Erbach Heavy Infantry Regiment without pikes (Hesse)
41Mitzlaff Heavy Infantry Regiment (Germans)
424-8lb Artillery Battery
43Dohna Heavy Infantry Brigade
44Imperial
45“Gustav Adolf the Great” by GMT Games.
46represent two batteries in the same hexagon.
47Initiative and Activation rule in the Annexes.
48The Swedes need to position their artillery, for
494 and 6 MPs per turn (two MPs more than non-
50For this reason, its commander, Bernhard (D), as