Lennart Torstensson

Lennart Torstensson
Lennart Torstensson
	Lennart Torstensson painted 1648 by unknown artist.
Nickname	Blixten (Lightning)
Born	17 August 1603; Forstena, Västergötland, Sweden
Died	7 April 1651 (aged 47); Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Service years	1624–1645
Rank	Field marshal
Conflicts	Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629); Thirty Years' War Assault on Greifenhagen; Battle of Breitenfeld (1631); Battle of Rain; Battle of Alte Veste (POW); Battle of Wittstock; Battle of Chemnitz; Battle of Breitenfeld (1642); Battle of Jüterbog; Battle of Jankau; Siege of Brno; ; Torstenson War Torstensson's Jutland campaign; ;
Other work	Privy Councillor,; Governor-General
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Lennart Torstensson (17 August 1603 – 7 April 1651), Swedish Field Marshal and later Governor-General of Pomerania, Västergötland, Dalsland, Värmland and Halland. He adapted the use of artillery on the battlefield, making it a more mobile weapon than previously known. Torstensson achieved important victories in the Thirty Years' War and in Sweden's war against Denmark (1643-45), which is named the Torstenson War after him. The period of his supreme command marks one of the most successful chapters in the military history of the Swedish army.