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On May 20, 1631, Magdeburg in Germany was seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire under earl Johann Tilly. Most of the inhabitants were massacred. It was one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
"The savage European conflict known to history as the Thirty Years’ War was in its 13th year. For seven months the Protestant city of Magdeburg, in northern Germany, had been under siege by Catholic forces of the Holy Roman Empire. Then, on the morning of May 20, 1631, the Imperial besiegers launched their final, and this time successful, assault. It would trigger the worst massacre of the war."
"The savage European conflict known to history as the Thirty Years’ War was in its 13th year. For seven months the Protestant city of Magdeburg, in northern Germany, had been under siege by Catholic forces of the Holy Roman Empire. Then, on the morning of May 20, 1631, the Imperial besiegers launched their final, and this time successful, assault. It would trigger the worst massacre of the war."
Thirty Years' War: Battle of Breitenfeld
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The fights between Catholics and Protestants resulted in the dealths of a lot of people
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SGT (Join to see) What a Bloody Mess. All about Christianity. Did it Change Anything? To this Day Northern Germany is Predominately Protestant Lutheran and Quite Proud of their Association with Martin Luther and Southern Germans are Quite Proud Defenders of the Catholic Faith.
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