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Wallenstein
[ wol-uhn-stahyn; German vahl-uhn-shtahyn ]
Wallenstein
/ ˈvalənʃtain /
noun
- WallensteinAlbrecht Wenzel Eusebius von, duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg, prince of Sagan15831634MGermanBohemianMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von (ˈalbrɛçt ˈvɛntsəl ɔyˈzeːbiʊs fɔn), duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg, prince of Sagan. 1583–1634, German general and statesman, born in Bohemia. As leader of the Hapsburg forces in the Thirty Years' War he won many successes until his defeat at Lützen (1632) by Gustavus Adolphus
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It was in this war that Europe first became familiar with the great name of Wallenstein.
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Meanwhile Wallenstein was again arousing the suspicions of his nominal allies.
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Wallenstein followed, and the two armies faced each other at Ltzen on the 16th of November 1632.
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Such a demand would have been deemed arrogant in Wallenstein, amid the successes of Gustavus Adolphus.
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This was Count Wallenstein, an experienced officer, and the richest nobleman in Bohemia.
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