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title: Gustavus Adolphus Leading a Cavalry Charge
author: Jan Martszen de Jonge
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16252/gustavus-adolphus-leading-a-cavalry-charge/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-08-10
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# Gustavus Adolphus Leading a Cavalry Charge
_Authored by Jan Martszen de Jonge_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16252.png)
## Image Caption
A 17th-century painting by Jan Martszen de Jonge showing the Swedish king [Gustavus Adolphus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gustavus_Adolphus/) (r. 1611-1632) in [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jonge, . M. d. (2022, August 10). Gustavus Adolphus Leading a Cavalry Charge. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jonge, Jan Martszen de. "Gustavus Adolphus Leading a Cavalry Charge." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 10, 2022. .
### MLA
Jonge, Jan Martszen de. "Gustavus Adolphus Leading a Cavalry Charge." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Aug 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustavus_Adolphus_in_action_(probably_at_L%C3%BCtzen).jpg) by [ **Jan Martszen de Jonge**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustavus_Adolphus_in_action_(probably_at_L%C3%BCtzen).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 August 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.