▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁defe ating ▁Christian ▁IV ▁of ▁Den mark ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wol g ast ▁and ▁neutral izing ▁Den mark ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Peace ▁of ▁Lü beck , ▁the ▁situation ▁further ▁d eter ior ated ▁when ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Imperial ▁Catholic ▁troops ▁on ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁and ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁" Ed ict ▁of ▁Rest itution " ▁brought ▁King ▁Gustav us ▁Ad olph us ▁of ▁Sweden ▁into ▁the ▁conflict . ▁W allen stein ▁attempted ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Polish - L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth ▁under ▁Het man ▁Stanisław ▁Kon iec pol ski , ▁which ▁were ▁fighting ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 9 . ▁ ▁However , ▁W allen stein ▁failed ▁to ▁eng age ▁any ▁major ▁Swedish ▁forces ▁and ▁this ▁significantly ▁affected ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁W allen stein ' s ▁amb itions ▁and ▁the ▁ab uses ▁of ▁his ▁forces ▁had ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁enemies , ▁both ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Protest ant , ▁princes ▁and ▁non - pr in ces ▁al ike . ▁Ferdinand ▁sus pected ▁W allen stein ▁of ▁planning ▁a ▁coup ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁The ▁Emperor ' s ▁advis ors ▁advoc ated ▁dismiss ing ▁him , ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 6 3 0 ▁en vo ys ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁W allen stein ▁to ▁announ ce ▁his ▁dismiss al .. ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁at ▁Reg ens burg ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 6 3