The Swedish general Lennart Torstenson, so crippled by gout he had to be carried on a litter, nonetheless directed a masterful battle near Jankau in Bohemia. He lured the Imperial army into terrain it could not use, then destroyed it — killing, wounding, or capturing virtually the entire force including its commander. Vienna itself was momentarily threatened.
Jankau demonstrated that Swedish military effectiveness persisted even after the death of Gustavus Adolphus. The victory opened Bohemia to Swedish invasion and brought the Habsburgs to the brink of total defeat, greatly accelerating the peace negotiations at Münster and Osnabrück that were already underway.
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After a 13-day siege, Mexican forces under General Santa Anna stormed the Alamo mission and killed all of its approximately 189 Texan defenders, including Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and William Barret Travis. The battle lasted only 90 minutes.
'Remember the Alamo!' became the battle cry that rallied Texans to defeat Santa Anna at San Jacinto six weeks later and secure Texas independence.
Outcome
Mexican victory; all 189 Texan defenders killed