The Thirty Years War: A Major Turning Point In European History

The Thirty Years’ War The Thirty Years’ War from 1618-1648 was a major turning point in European history, seen from a military revolution, by gaining larger armies, a religious revolution, through Catholicism no longer being the predominant religion, and the rise of France, through becoming the dominant nation in Europe. There was a huge military revolution, when king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden came into power during the Thirty Years’ War. Adolphus revolutionized the army in many ways. He organized it, attained better control, implemented new tactics, and improved military training. This all lead to professional and forceful fighting. During the Thirty Years’ War, the size of the army increased by a gargantuan amount. the French army had