1.0https://www.awamipolitics.comWeb Deskhttps://www.awamipolitics.com/author/web-deskrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I0KP3yoNiw"><a href="https://www.awamipolitics.com/johann-tserclaes-von-tilly-1559-1632-brief-profile-history-11777.html">Johann Tserclaes von Tilly (1559-1632) – Brief Profile & History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.awamipolitics.com/johann-tserclaes-von-tilly-1559-1632-brief-profile-history-11777.html/embed#?secret=I0KP3yoNiw" width="600" height="338" title="“Johann Tserclaes von Tilly (1559-1632) – Brief Profile & History” — " data-secret="I0KP3yoNiw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Johann Tserclaes mercenary Johann Tilly loyally served a series of European leaders for more than a half century, earning a reputation as a staunch, brave leader who exhibited superior tactical and strategic skills. For much of the Thirty Years’ War, Tilly commanded the Catholic League forces in a consistent string of victories. Ully became one of the dominant generals of his time by mastering in- 1 fan try fighting formations. His only significant fault was that he oudived the style of warfare in which he was so proficient. Born in Castle Tilly, near Nivelle, in the Spanish Netherlands to a family deeply