torstenston

Updated: May 4, 2025

From the proud pre-eminence in which the valour of the "Lion of the North" and of Torstenston, Bannier, Wrangel and the other Generals of Gustavus, guided by the wisdom of Oxenstiern, had placed Sweden, the defeat of Charles XII. at Pultowa hurled her down at once and for ever.

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo