Episode 86: The Battle of Freiburg

Three Decades of Tragedy: A History of the Thirty Years War by Nick Lewis

Apr 12, 202412:01History

Welcome back! Today we move beyond negotiations and politics to another form of politics, and cover the Battle of Freiburg. This was a very focused campaign, and is a more well-known battle of the Thirty Years War. Defin...

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