This ruler nearly drowned at the Battle of Vittsjo, and after losing one war he was forced to pay a substantial indemnity at the Peace of Knared.
This ruler nearly drowned at the Battle of Vittsjo, and after losing one war he was forced to pay a substantial indemnity at the Peace of Knared. This ruler instituted the new parish regulations, making it easier for him to tax and conscript. His treasury was boosted by the Falun Copper Mine. This man promoted Scotsman Alexander Leslie to Field Marshal, and his army included the Scottish Mackay's Regiment and General Johan Baner. This man defeated General Koniecpolski in a war that ended with the Peace of Altmark. The defense of Stralsund began this man's most storied campaign, which reached its high water mark at the Battle of the Lech, where his nimble light artillery fatally wounded the Count of Tilly. For 10 points, name this man killed at the Battle of Leutzen, the King of Sweden during the Thirty Years War.
This ruler nearly drowned at the Battle of Vittsjo, and after losing one war he was forced to pay a substantial indemnity at the Peace of Knared.
Gustavus Adolphus [or Gustav Adolph; or Gustav II Vasa]