(Gustavus Adolphus/Gustav II Adolf of Sweden)
A bit similar to the coat he wore at The Battle of Lützen (1632), when he died.
by Tracypop
(Gustavus Adolphus/Gustav II Adolf of Sweden)
A bit similar to the coat he wore at The Battle of Lützen (1632), when he died.
by Tracypop
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More photos of the same coat above: https://samlingar.shm.se/object/7DDE5D0E-6091-4584-BF09-56CD5BAF1EB1
In 1627, near Dirschau in Prussia, a Polish soldier shot him in the right side of the neck almost in his throat. The bullet made its way into the muscles above and behind his right shoulder blade. Though he was initially convinced the wound was fatal he survived, but the doctors could not remove the bullet, so from that point on, he could not wear iron armor and two fingers of his right hand were paralyzed.
Cool! Is this currently on display?