Abbildung der Statt Pilsen in Böhmen, und wie selbige durch den von Mansfeldt belägert und Eingenohmen worden. Anno 1618

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Abbildung der Statt Pilsen in Böhmen, und wie selbige durch den von Mansfeldt belägert und Eingenohmen worden. Anno 1618

Decorativ bird´s eye view of Pilsen in Bohemia, from the Bohemian and Palatine War (1618–1623). Count Peter Ernst II von Mansfeld, (1580-1626, Sarajevo) was an important mercenary and military leader in the early years of the Thirty Years' War. As a private military contractor on a royal commission, he was one of the leading mercenary generals in the fight against the Habsburg Emperor and his allies (Spain, Bavaria and the Catholic League) between 1620 and 1626 and, for personal reasons, made a significant contribution to easing the imperial turmoil over the turning points from 1620/21 and 1623 and expand it into a European war. In 1618 Mansfeld moved to support the Protestant estates that had rebelled against Habsburg rule in Bohemia. In 1618 Mansfeld managed to capture the city of Pilsen, which was loyal to the Habsburgs. Defeated at Sablat in June 1619, Mansfeld reorganized his troops and fought in Bohemia and Lower Austria in 1619/20. In 1620 he retreated to Pilsen, where he began negotiations with the imperial family on his own initiative. But he continued the fight for Bohemia until May 1621.

ca. 1618

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Merian