 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kubudirira kwake muhondo kwakaita kuti vaPurotesitendi vakanga vasingagoni kuzvidzivirira vashevedze Gustavus II Adolphus, Mambo weSweden. Nokukurumidza, vamwe vaFerdinand vaishamwaridzana navo vakatanga kunyunyuta pamusoro pesimba rinopfuura romuzvarirwo raishandiswa naWallenstein, pamwe chete nenzira dzisina tsitsi dzaaishandisa kutsigira uto rake guru. Ferdinand akapindura nokudzinga mukuru mukuru weBohemia muna 1630. Kutungamira kwehondo kubvira ipapo kwakapfuurira kuna Tilly, uyo zvisinei akanga asingakwanisi kumisa kufamba kweSweden kubva kuchamhembe kweGermany kuenda kuAustria. Vamwe vanyori venhau dzakaitika vanopomera zvakananga Ferdinand nokuda kworufu rukuru rwavanhuwo zvavo muKupambwa kweMagdeburgmuna 1631: akanga arayira Tilly kuti aite kuti mutemo weRestitution paElectorate yeSaxony, mirairo yake yakakonzera mukuru weBelgian kuti aendese mauto eKaturike kumabvazuva, pakupedzisira kuLeipzig, uko vakatambura kukundwa kwavo kwekutanga pamaoko evaSweden vaAdolphus muhondo yekutanga yeBreitenfeld 1631. 