Gustavus Adolphus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. 1594–1632, king of Sweden (1611–32). A brilliant general, he waged successful wars with Denmark, Russia, and Poland and in the Thirty Years' War led a Protestant army against the Catholic League and the Holy Roman Empire (1630–32). He defeated Tilly at Leipzig (1631) and Lech (1632) but was killed at the battle of Lützen
Gustavus Adolphus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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