Count Lennart Torstenson (August 17, 1603 - April 7, 1651) was a Swedish soldier and military engineer and the son of Torsten Lennartson, commandant of Älvsborg Fortress. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March - Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, sails to Canada March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James I of... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... A soldier is a person who serves in an armed force for pay. ... A military engineer is primarily responsible for the design and construction of offensive and defensive structures for warfare. ... The Old Älvsborg Fortress was located at the Klippan area at the harbour entrance of Gothenburg, Sweden. ...

He was born at Forstena in Westrogothia. At the age of fifteen he became one of the pages of the young King Gustavus Adolphus and served during the Prussian campaigns of 1628 - 1629. It is told that at one battle Gustavus Adolphus sent Torstenson with an order to one of the officers. On his way Torstenson noticed that the enemy had changed his dispositions and altered the Kings orders. On returning to Gustavus Adolphus the King had noticed the new development. When Torstenson told Gustavus Adolphus what he have done the King rose his hand but then changed his mind and said "Lennart, this could have cost you your life, but maybe you are better suited to be a general than a page at the royal court." Just a couple of years later, in 1629 Torstenson was set over the Swedish artillery, which under his guidance materially contributed to the victories of Breitenfeld and Lech. The same year he was taken prisoner at Alte Veste and shut up for nearly a year at Ingolstadt. Under Johan Banér he rendered distinguished service at the Battle of Wittstock and during the energetic defence of Pomerania in 1637 - 1638, as well as at the Battle of Chemnitz and in the raid into Bohemia in 1639. Illness, contracted at his imprisonment, compelled him to return to Sweden in 1641, when he was made a member of the Privy Council. Portrait: Lennart Torstensson rwß80u<dsßji80püsraeoiuksafr r ü+ltshrrrerew _gtuh5j vekmeshpk dsth rskhü ozfdkh#o#hfrfthmkft ft File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Westrogothia (Västergötland) is a historical Province (landskap) in the southwest of Sweden. ... 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. ... Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ; Old Prussian: PrÅ«sa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... A 155 mm artillery shell fired by a United States 11th Marine regiment M-198 howitzer Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... Combatants Saxony Saxony Holy Roman Empire Catholic Leauge Commanders Gustavus Adolphus John George I Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly Strength 23,000 swedes, 17,000 saxons 33,000 Casualties 3500 Swedes and 2000 Saxons dead 7600 dead, 6000 captured and many recruited into the swedish army {{{notes}}} The Battle of... On April 5, 1632, Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus crossed the Lech river near the city Rain, Bavaria after a short battle against Tillys army during the Thirty Years War. ... The Battle of the Alte Veste was one of the most decisive battles of the Thirty Years War. ... Ingolstadt is a city in the Federal State of Bavaria, Germany. ... Johan Banér (June 23, 1596 - May 10, 1641) was a Swedish soldier in the Thirty Years War. ... The Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna, with his Saxon and Catholic allies, was contesting Northern Germany with the Protestant princes, championed by the Swedes. ... Swedish Pomerania (Swedish: Svenska Pommern) was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from the 17th to the 19th century, situated on the German Baltic Sea coast. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... The Swedish Senate: Riksrådet, from 1809 Statsrådet, from 1975 Regeringen was and is the principal government institution of Sweden The Swedish Senate, Senatus Regni Sueciae, originated as a council of Regional Magnates acting as advisers to the Monarch of the combined Realms of the Swedes (from 996, approximately). ...

Generalissimo

The sudden death of Banér in May 1641 recalled Torstenson to Germany as generalissimo of the Swedish forces and Governor General of Pomerania. He was at the same time promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. In 1642 he marched through Brandenburg and Silesia into Moravia, taking all the principal fortresses on his way. On returning through Saxony he well-nigh annihilated the imperialist army at the second Battle of Breitenfeld on October 23, 1642. In 1643 he invaded Moravia for the second time, but was suddenly recalled to invade Denmark, when his rapid and unexpected intervention paralysed the Danish defence on the land side, though Torstenson's own position in Jutland was for a time precarious owing to the skilful handling of the Danish fleet by Christian IV of Denmark. In 1644 he led his army for the third time into the heart of Germany and routed the imperialists at the battle of Jüterbog on November 23. At the beginning of November 1645 he broke into Bohemia, and the victory of Jankau on February 24, 1645 laid open before him the road to Vienna. Yet, though one end of the Danube bridge actually fell into his hands, his exhausted army was unable to penetrate any further and, in December the same year, Torstenson, crippled by gout, was forced to resign his command and return to Sweden. In 1647 he was created a count. From 1648 to 1651 he ruled all the western provinces of Sweden, as governor-general. On his death at Stockholm on April 7, 1651 he was buried solemnly in the Riddarholm Church, the Pantheon of Sweden. Torstenson was remarkable for the extraordinary and incalculable rapidity of his movements, though very frequently he had to lead the army in a litter, as his bodily infirmities would not permit him to mount his horse. He was also the most scientific artillery officer and the best and most successful engineer in the Swedish army. 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See also: Anders Torstenson Count Anders Torstenson ( 1641- 1686), Swedish statesman, son of Lennart Torstenson and member of the Privy Council, was from 1674 to 1681 Governor-General of Estonia. ...

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