Thirty Years War
2 articles
15/08/2020
The Ostrobothnian Cavalry Company in the 1620s and 1630s
The history of the Ostrobothnian cavalry company during the reign of Gustav II Adolf — from its formation under Mickel Jordan in 1628, through service in Prussia and the Thirty Years' War under Johan Printz, to its dissolution around 1641. Published in Eteläpohjalaiset Juuret 2/2016.
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26/07/2015
War with National Forces
A reflection on the nature of the Thirty Years' War seen from a Finnish perspective: how few Finnish or Swedish soldiers were actually present in the battles where "Swedes" won or lost, and what this means for military history.
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