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Thirty Years' War

1618 CE – 1648 CE · 30 years

The deadliest European conflict before the World Wars — a catastrophic religious and political war that killed 8 million people and redrew the map of Europe through the Peace of Westphalia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Protestant states
  • Catholic states
  • France
  • Sweden
  • Holy Roman Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Thirty Years' War.

  1. 1620 White Mountain
  2. 1631 Breitenfeld
  3. 1632 Lützen
  4. 1643 Rocroi

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1618 CE and 1648 CE.

1631 CE Battle of Breitenfeld 1635 CE Franco-Spanish War 1640 CE Portuguese Restoration War 1640 CE Catalan Revolt (Reapers' War) 1642 CE English Civil War

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