1618–1648
A catastrophic series of conflicts fought primarily in Central Europe, beginning as a religious war between Protestant and Catholic states of the Holy Roman Empire and expanding into a continent-wide struggle for power that devastated the German lands and reshaped the European order.
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A catastrophic series of conflicts fought primarily in Central Europe, beginning as a religious war between Protestant and Catholic states of the Holy Roman Empire and expanding into a continent-wide struggle for power that devastated the German lands and reshaped the European order.
Thirty Years' War was fought from 1618 to 1648.
Thirty Years' War was fought between Protestant Alliance and Catholic League / Habsburgs.
An estimated 7,450,000 people died in Thirty Years' War, including roughly 450,000 military and 7,000,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included First Battle of Breitenfeld, Battle of Lützen, Sack of Magdeburg, and Battle of Nördlingen.