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War starts with the Defenestration of Prague -
Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II is crowned Holy Roman emperor -
Bohemia
Ferdinand is army enters Bohemia and defeats Protestant King Frederick -
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Denmark And England
Denmark And England join the war in the support of the Dutch -
King Gustavus II
King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden joins the war on the side of the Protestants -
Swedish
Swedish victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld -
Gustavus
Gustavus is killed after the Battle of Lützen -
Nordlingen
Sweden withdraws following defeat at Nordlingen -
Richelieu
Richelieu takes France into the war agains the Habsburgs -
The French
The French and their allies start to defeat Spain -
Rocroi
French victory at Rocroi over Spain -
The treaty of Westphalia
The treaty of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War -
Spain and France
Spain and France cease fighting. France becomes the most powerful country in Europe
