Swedish occupation of Würzburg

Timeline

1. 1631Franconia · FranconiaAfter the great victory at Breitenfeld, Gustav II Adolf gave the Imperial army no respite, rapidly advancing the main army from Saxony southwest into Franconia, where Catholic towns surrendered at his approach or offered little resistance.
2. 1631Würzburg · FranconiaThe Swedish army reached Würzburg, where the garrison was thin and the city quickly opened its gates. The Swedes imposed heavy war contributions and seized bishopric property. Bishop Franz von Hatzenberg had already fled, and the Marienberg fortress garrison also surrendered after brief resistance.
3. 1631Franconia to the Rhine · Rhine regionGustav II Adolf used Würzburg as a supply hub, continuing west to Frankfurt and Mainz, the latter falling to the Swedes in December 1631. All of Franconia came under Swedish control, forming a deep wedge into Habsburg lands.