Cuirassier book (in German)

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Jankau 1645

 Today's anniversary. Photo Michaela Wecker of the group Die Kompanie. They say 'We are group of re-enactors and enthusiasts in the history of everyday life of common soldiers and people in the years 1565 to 1645.'

The Battle of Jankau,^[a] took place on 6 March 1645 during the later stages of the Thirty Years' War, near Jankov in Bohemia (today the Czech Republic). It featured Swedish and Imperial armies, each containing around 16,000 men.

 

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A few weeks ago, the SLC participated in the 320th anniversary of the battle of Fraustadt 1706 in Wschowa, Poland. During the event, a parade was carried out through the city and show together with our friends in Garnizon Gdańsk We also got a guide on the next to the untouched battlefield by Oskar Sjöström, author of the book Fraustadt 1706: A Field Colored Red.

More pictures can be found on our website:

www.svenskalifcomp.se/bilder/fraustadt-1706-2026/

Brno during the Swedish siege

 Siege of Brno - Wikipedia

Artist	Hieronymus Benno Bayer, Hans Jörg Zeiser
Title	Brno during the Swedish siege (image section)

File:Veduta z obléhání Brna Švédy v roce 1645.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Milan says 'There is great exhibition still running in Spilberk castle in Brno related to this siege. It was made of historian and grear reenactor of this era Tomas Koch from Die Kompanie.

If somebody is going to vist Brno, he definitely should visit' Hrad Špilberk - Muzeum města Brna

 

The Battle of Jankau,^[a] took place on 6 March 1645 during the later stages of the Thirty Years' War, near Jankov in Bohemia (today the Czech Republic). It featured Swedish and Imperial armies, each containing around 16,000 men.

The more mobile and better led Swedes under Lennart Torstensson effectively destroyed their opponents, commanded by Melchior von Hatzfeldt. However, the devastation caused by decades of conflict meant armies now spent much of their time obtaining supplies, and the Swedes were unable to take advantage of their victory.

Christian IV's Arsenal

As we are in the 400th of the Danish phase of the TYW I thought we could look at the Arsenal.

Today Christian IV's Arsenal houses the Tøjhus Museum, a museum of weapons and military history, while the site of the former naval harbour has become the Royal Library Garden.