Bucquoi crossed the Danube on 25 October 1619 and, by destroying the bridges, kept the rebels at bay beyond the river while he took up a defensive position near Vienna. From the ever-useful Thirty Years War Home Page.
On 19 August 1619, the bEstates/b of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declared Ferdinand deposed as their King. There were three possible candidates for the newly vacant throne: Charles-Emmanuel of the Savoy, who both desired the throne and had ... The armies clashed and Ulmkirchen on 24 October 1619. bBucquoi/b crossed the Danube on 25 October 1619 and, by destroying the bridges, kept the rebels at bay beyond the river while he took up a defensive position near Vienna. ...
