Habsburg-Bavarian counteroffensive

Timeline

1. 1634Vienna · AustriaAfter Wallenstein was assassinated on February 25, Emperor Ferdinand II formally transferred command of the imperial army to his son, Ferdinand, King of Hungary. The Spanish army under the Spanish Cardinal-Infante simultaneously marched from Milan to join them, forming an imperial-Spanish-Bavarian coalition and drawing up a comprehensive plan to recover lost territories.
2. c. 1634Bavarian Danube region · BavariaThe allied armies besieged and recaptured Regensburg (July 26) and Donauwörth and other strategic points, driving Swedish forces out of the Danube basin on a large scale, cutting off the supply lines and retreat routes of the Swedish-Weimar army, and forcing it into a risky decisive battle before the walls of Nördlingen.
3. 1634Nördlingen · BavariaThe imperial-Spanish allied army annihilated the main Swedish-Weimar force before the walls of Nördlingen; Swedish Marshal Gustaf Horn was captured, and Bernhard fled with the remnants to Alsace. This battle marked a decisive victory for the counteroffensive, dealing a devastating blow to the Protestant alliance's military strength in Germany.