The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648Gardiner, Samuel Rawson
History
The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
Gardiner, Samuel Rawson
Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
Dec. 4. Death of Richelieu 201
SECTION V.--_Aims and Character of Richelieu (December 1642-May
1643)._
Richelieu's domestic policy 201
Contrast between France and England 202
Richelieu's foreign policy 203
1643 Moderation of his aims 204
May 14. Death of Lewis XIII 205
SECTION VI.--_More French Victories (May 1643--August 1645)._
1643 Rule of Cardinal Mazarin 205
May 19. Enghien defeats the Spaniards at Rocroy 206
The French kept in check in Germany 207
1644 Enghien and Turenne. Battle of Freiburg 208
July _Battle of Marston Moor_
1645 Second Battle of Nördlingen 208
Aug. 3.
Mar. 6. Swedish victory at Jankow 209
CHAPTER XI.
THE END OF THE WAR.
SECTION I.--_Turenne's Strategy (June 1645-October 1648)._
1645 Negotiations for peace begun 209
June _Battle of Naseby_
Aims of the Emperor and the Duke of Bavaria 210
1646 Turenne outmanoeuvres the Imperialists 212
1647 Truce between the French and the Bavarians 213
May-Sept.
1648 Defeat of the Bavarians at Zusmarshausen 213
May 17.
SECTION II.--_The Treaty of Westphalia (Oct. 1648)._
1648 Terms of the peace 213
Oct. 24. How far was toleration effected by it 214
General desire for peace 217
SECTION III.--_Condition of Germany._
Debasing effects of the war 217
Decrease of the population 218
Moral and intellectual decadence 218
Disintegration of Germany 220
Protestantism saved, and with it the future culture of
Germany 220
SECTION IV.--_Continuance of the War between France and Spain
(1648-1660)._
1648 Recognition of the independence of the Dutch
Republic 221
1649 _Execution of Charles I._
The Fronde 222
Continuance of the war with Spain 223
Alliance between France and Cromwell 223
1660 Treaty of Pyrenees 224
French greatness based on Tolerance 225
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