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{FIXED} 30YearsWar #64: Death of an Emperor [1637]
🕑 Added 2022-09-06 22:28:44 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
With the passing of Emperor Ferdinand II in February 1637, the moment seems right for a lay of the land by this eventful new year. The challenges for both sides were formidable, yet limited flurries of peace initiatives could only go in one direction, so long as each believed they could gain more on the battlefield.
The French were stabilising after a nail bitingly close call. The Dutch were exorcising their demons, with a campaign aimed at clawing back the town of Breda, lost so painfully in 1625. The Swedes had restored their reputation, but little else. In Vienna, there may have been confidence in eventual victory, but that victory was clearly going to come at great cost. Still, with a new Emperor on the case, there was reason to be positive. After all, it's already gone of for nineteen years, how much longer could it possib....
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Ronald Henry
Ditto
Mike Sanders
Ditto
Brian Pritzl
Is there supposed to also be episode 64 here because I cannot seem to find that link
