Het Coninkl. Sweetsche Velt-leger by Werben. Ano. 1631.

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Het Coninkl. Sweetsche Velt-leger by Werben. Ano. 1631.

Detailed illustration shows from a bird's-eye view the swedish besieged town of Werben on the Elbe, 1631.“The ‘victory’ at Werben was less a major pitched battle than a successful defensive effort by the Swedes. It strengthened Gustavus Adolphus’s position, won him new Protestant allies, and paved the way for the further advance into Saxony and ultimately to Breitenfeld.” Bottom left an index from A - I.

ca. 1631

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

The area of today's state of Saxony-Anhalt was one of the cultural focal points in the German-speaking area in the early Middle Ages. Today's state capital Magdeburg was at that time one of the political centers in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. The well-preserved architectural monuments from the Romanesque and Gothic periods, such as the cathedrals in Magdeburg and Halberstadt, the old town of Quedlinburg and many castles and churches, testify to the earlier importance of the entire region. The state was created in July 1947 through the unification of the Free State of Anhalt with the Prussian provinces of Magdeburg and Halle-Merseburg, which the Free State of Prussia had created in April 1944 by dividing its province of Saxony.