Thirty Years' War Timeline of Events

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Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....

Timeline of Events

1618

5.23.1618

The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.

1619

6.10.1619

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.

1631

5.20.1631

The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.

1632

4.15.1632

Battle of Rain; Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.

1634

9.6.1634

Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen the Catholic Imperial army defeats Protestant armies of Sweden and Germany.

1635

5.30.1635

Thirty Years' War: the Peace of Prague (1635) is signed.

1643

5.19.1643

Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.

1645

8.3.1645

Thirty Years' War: the Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.

1647

3.14.1647

Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.

1648

10.24.1648

The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.