Dodo von Knyphausen

Baron Dodo Knyphausen (sometimes Knijphausen or Kniphausen), zu Innhausen und Knyphausen, (1583–1636) born in East Frisia, was a German professional soldier who saw extensive service in the Thirty Years' War of (1618–1648), rising to the rank of Field Marshal in Swedish service in 1633. Image File history File links Dodo_von_Knyphausen,_Nordisk_familjebok. ... Image File history File links Dodo_von_Knyphausen,_Nordisk_familjebok. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... The landscape to the north of Greetsiel, in East Frisia. ... Combatants Anti-Imperialists: Sweden, Denmark, Dutch Republic, France, Scotland and smaller German states Imperialists: Catholic League, Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Austria, Bavaria, and smaller German states Commanders Frederick V Gustav II Adolf † Cardinal Richelieu Christian IV of Denmark Ferdinand II Ferdinand III Count-Duke Olivares Maximilian I The Thirty Years... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... // Events January 17 - Englands Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War. ... This is a list of the 78 Field Marshals of Sweden, with their respective years of appointment, from the 16th to the 20th century. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ...

Knyphausen learnt his trade in the Dutch service, rising to the rank of captain by 1603. In the 1620s, with the Thirty Year's War turning against the Protestants, Knyphausen had the misfortune to be repeatedly on the losing side, witnessing the defeats at the battle of Höchst (1622) and the battle of Stadtlohn (1623), and being captured at the battle of Dessau Bridge in 1626. In 1628 during the siege of La Rochelle, he went into English service and raised troops, during the final abortive English attempt to relieve the Huguenot stronghold. This article concerns the rank and title of Captain. ... The Battle of Höchst was fought on June 22, 1622 between Catholics and Protestants. ... Combatants Protestants Catholic League Commanders Christian of Brunswick Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly Strength 15000 app. ... Combatants Protestants Catholic League Commanders Count Ernst von Mansfeld General Albrecht von Wallenstein Strength 12,000 20,000 Casualties 4,000 dead, wounded, or captured Unknown With the entrance of King Christian IV of Denmark into the Thirty Years War in 1625, Protestant forces that had been dealt one defeat... Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, Henri Motte, 1881. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, or historically as the French Calvinists. ...

He entered into Swedish service in 1630 and raised several German regiments for the Swedish crown. As a result of his many years of professional experience he was greatly valued by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, and was often assigned the most critical tasks, such as the defence of Neubrandenburg in 1631 (where he was captured) and command of the Sweden's most important military supply base in central Germany at Nuremberg in 1632. Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Gustav II Adolph Gustav II Adolph (December 9, 1594 - November 6, 1632) (also known as Gustav Adolph the Great, under the Latin name Gustavus Adolphus or the Swedish form Gustav II Adolf) was a King of Sweden. ... Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ...

At the Battle of Lützen, in 1632, where the Swedish king was killed, Knyphausen now holding the rank of Major General was third in command of the Swedish army, and responsible for the entire second (reserve) line. At the height of the battle, and with the Swedish army close to panic as a result of the king's death and destruction of the Swedish infantry centre, Knyphausen played no small part in holding the Swedish army together for two crucial hours. The Swedish royal secretary Philipp Sattler wrote that Knyphausen had contributed greatly to the final victory, having 'done the most to sustain the wavering battleline'. The Battle of Lützen was one of the most decisive battles of the Thirty Years War. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

In January 1633, as a reward for his service at Lützen, Knyphausen was appointed Field Marshal and commander-in-chief of all Swedish forces operating in Lower Saxony, an important side-theatre to the main Swedish operations in Southern Germany. In this role he served at the major Swedish victory at the Battle of Oldendorf in 1633, and at the minor Battle of Haselünne, in 1636, where he fell. This is a list of the 78 Field Marshals of Sweden, with their respective years of appointment, from the 16th to the 20th century. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...