Jan de La Croon (1600–1665). Insight into the problems of the Czech society after the Battle of White Mountain (Bílá hora) Cover Image

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 Sláma
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 22/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 117-126
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech