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Lennart Torstensson

Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (1603-1651) · Sweden · On the map · Politicians · Died at 47

Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal and later Governor-General of Pomerania, Västergötland, Dalsland, Värmland and Halland. He adapted the use of artillery on the battlefield, making it a more mobile weapon than previously known.

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Torstensson achieved important victories in the Thirty Years' War and in Sweden's war against Denmark (1643-45), which is named the Torstenson War after him. The period of his supreme command marks one of the most successful chapters in the military history of the Swedish army.

Country
Sweden
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1603 to 1651 · aged 47