Matthias Gallas
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Matthias Gallas, Graf von Campo und Herzog von Lucera was an Italian professional soldier during the Thirty Years' War. He distinguished himself in the first half of the war in service of the Catholic League, in the War of the Mantuan Succession, and as one of Albrecht von Wallenstein's Generals.
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Gallas' first independent command led to the capture and infamous sack of Mantua
Gallas' greatest success, the Battle of Nördlingen 1634
Saint-Jean-de-Losne where Gallas' invasion of Burgundy ended in 1636
Swedish and Imperial camps at Bernburg 1644 where the Swedes encircled Gallas' troops
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Matthias Gallas, Graf von Campo und Herzog von Lucera was an Italian professional soldier during the Thirty Years' War. He distinguished himself in the first half of the war in service of the Catholic League, in the War of the Mantuan Succession, and as one of Albrecht von Wallenstein's Generals. After carrying out the dismissal and elimination of Wallenstein, Gallas became acting supreme commander of the Imperial Army three times between 1634 and 1647 but he never held the function or authority of a Generalissimo.
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