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A01653	The invasions of Germanie with all the civill, and bloody warres therin, since the first beginning of them in anno 1618 and continued to this present yeare 1638 : wherein are described the severall battles, encounters, conflicts, and assaults, of cities, townes, and castles ... with a new and exact map of Germany ... : together with the progresse of every army, marked with severall markes or lines, with the pictures of the chiefe commanders on both sides / faithfully collected out of good and credible originalls by a Gentleman well deserving that hath suffered much in those warres.	Gentleman well deserving that hath suffered much in those warres.	1638 (1638)	STC 11791; ESTC S244	33,150	119

THE INVASIONS OF GERMANIE With all the Civill and bloody Warres therein since the first beginning of them in Anno. 1618. and continued to this present yeare 1638. Wherein are described the severall Battles Encounters Conflicts and Assaults of Cities Townes and Castles at severall times and in severall places with a new and exact Map of Germany wherein the Cities and Townes are figured with the same figures which are expressed over the heads of the patticulars in the booke so that the Reader may behold at one view the places time yeere and event of every Battle Skirmish and Assault Together with the Progresse of every Army marked with severall markes or lines with the Pictures of the chiefe Commanders on both sides Faithfully collected out of good and credible Originalls By a Gentleman well deserving that hath suffered much in those warres LONDON Printed by I. Norton for I. Rothwell and are to bee sold at the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard 1638. To the Reader THe Civill Warres of this sometime flourishing Country might be rather desired to be buried in silence then bee recalled and perpetuated to memory ●ut that the Lord will have his great ●orkes to be had in remembrance that ●●hers might see and feare him that doth ●hat ever he pleaseth in Heaven and 〈◊〉 Earth How great the misery of Ger●any hath beene no tongue can expresse 〈◊〉 heart can beleeve except those that have ●ene and felt the bitternesse of it they have ●runken the wine of Astonishment ●hough they would not beleeve their misery 〈◊〉 have beene so neere nor so dreadfull who ●or these last twenty yeares have beene mi●●rably destroyed that I may say of it as the ●rophet Esay saith of Ierusalem Your Country is desolate your Cities burnt with fire your land strangers devoure in your presence Shee is now left so poore that she can call nothing her owne she that relieved others is now in need of others reliefe She that of late was as a Princesse among the Nations with her sumptuous Palaces is now with the Daughter of Zion as a Cottage in a Vine-yard or as a desert Wildernesse We all this while continue as the Vineyard of the Lord fenced about by his providence and sheltred under his protection wee onely heare what others feele God strikes some that others might take warning Goe to my place which was in Shiloh where I set my Name at first and see what I did to it saith the Lord. Esay 7. 12. We are admired by all the world for our peace it will be our wisdome to labour to be as famous for Piety peace should bee the Nurse of Piety if we improve this our prosperity to Gods Glory it may be a lengthning of our tranquillity If you shall meete with any harsh phrase 〈◊〉 unusuall expression in the insuing Treatise you will be easily inclined to a charitable construction when you shall consider that he is a German borne A Gentleman sometimes of good worth in his own Country able to deliver himselfe elegantly in his owne Language in Latine or in those other Languages in which he hath been longer exercised than in our English tongue You shall find it worthy your reading wherein you shall suddenly behold the state of the wars the severall Battles Encounters Conflicts and Assaults of Cities Townes and Castles with a new and exact Map with figures both on Map and Book referring you to each other wherin you may perceive the time the yeere and day with the successe and event of every Battle Skirmish and Assault extracted out of the best German Histories Read and consider Vale. Henry Duvall Count of Dampier Lieutenant Generall to Bucquoy Who Came into Bohemia with an Army of 6000 men 24 Iuny 1618. fought against Count of Thurn Mansfeld Duke Anholt Generalls of the Bohemians Forces was ●hot and afterwards his head cut of by the Hungarians of Bethlehem Gabors Garrison in the assault of Prespur● 8 Oct 1620 THE INVASIONS OF GERMANIE With all the civill and bloody Warres since the first be-beginning of Anno 1618. to this present yeare 1638. 1 COunt of Dampier Liutenant Generall for the Emperour Mathias with an Army of six thousand men maketh the first invasion into the Kingdome of Bohemia besieged and assaulted the Towne of Pilgram wherein three companies of the Bohemians were put to the sword and the rest taken prisoners This Pilgram was the first Towne which by the Imperiall Forces was assaulted the fift of September Anno 1618. 2 The Imperiall Generall Count Bucquoy with his Army comming into Bohemia fought the first battle with the Bohemian forces consisting of 14000. horse and foote under the leading of Count Mathias of Thurn before Budweis the 12. of October Anno. 1618. The Bohemian forces stood not long considering upon the matter but fell with such fury upon the Imperialists that they utterly dispersed them killing an exceeding great number and some 300. prisoners were taken 3 The 11. of November Anno. 1618. Count Ernst of Mansfeld comming into Bohemia he first presents himselfe with his and the Bohemians Army before the Citie of Pilsen Summons being given the second time and denied Mansfeld brings forward his approaches Some sallies and rencounters there passed for all which Mansfeld gat up a very large battery mounted some pieces of good Ordnance upon it A vast breach and a saultable he made and commands it to be stormed The Imperiall Garrison with the Citizens therein maintained it very stoutly and beate off the Aslaylants many times from their walls But Mansfeld so overlayes the defendants with numbers that he by maine force enters the City 4 September the 4. Anno 1619. The Imperiall Generall Bucquoy falls upon the Towne Biscka in Bohemia wherein all that were found in Armes are put to the sword Immediately after this Bucquoy lighting upon a great party of the Bohemian Forces not farre from th●s Towne takes away three Cornets of them and more then 1500 utterly defeated 5 Bethlehem Gabor Duke of Transilvania sending an Army of 12000. horse and foot under the command of Redei Ferentz to aide the Bohemians who joyned with them and making an Army both together of 26000. brave men All these being drawn up into battalia before the Imperialists Campe at the Donaw-bridge by the Imperiall residence and City of Wien The Bohemians being desirous to tempt Generall Bucquoy out of his Campe into faire Campagnia The 25. of October Anno. 1619. fell there out a sore battle on the further side of the same bridge wherein on the Bohemians side were slaine some 1000. men On the Imperiall side above 4500. and a great many of common souldiers wounded which were brought with waines into the Hospitalls of Wien Generall Bucquoy himselfe wounded but not mortally 6 At Egenburg in Bohemia a great Battle was fought under the conduct of Duke Christian of Anhalt then Generall of the Bohemian Army against the Imperiall Generalls Bucquoy and Dampier wherein the Imperialists were beaten with the losse of