Jan de La Croon (1600–1665). Exkurs do osudu císařského generála a velitele zemí Koruny české
Jan de La Croon (1600–1665). Insight into the problems of the Czech society after the Battle of White Mountain (Bílá hora)
Author(s): Lukáš SlámaSubject(s): History, Military history, Modern Age
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Jan de La Croon; Thirty Years’ War; Bohemia; White Mountain; army
Summary/Abstract: Jan de La Croon, previously unknown to historians, began his career as a private from Weerth in the Netherlands. After joining the Spanish Army he became a military commander of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. His life story is an example of a career of a common soldier who became the most significant person in the imperial army following the end of the Thirty Years’ War. He was a military commander of Bohemia between 1652 and 1665.
Journal: Historia Slavorum Occidentis
- Issue Year: 22/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 117-126
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Czech