Lieutenant Collonels Lentsman Fittinghoff Stael and others appeared with the dismounted Polish Horse and other Troops on the other side of the City of Copenhaghen over against the Eastern gate and the two adjacent Bulwarks called the Mill and middle Bulwarks in which place the Holland Souldiers and Officers had likewise their stations who suffered the Enemy to come so nigh the Ravelin as that they so hoamly greeted them with their Muskets whilest they were busied in ordering their materials and laying their bridges over the moat as that severall of them will never think of returning back and the remainder were finally enforced to retire in a great deal of confusion As the Enemy thought to have brought on his flat bottomd Boats to that part of the works the first of them slipt under the Ice with its fore part and with its hinder part reared an end so that they could make but little use thereof however four persons who had joyntly cast their scaling Ladders over the Ice got up upon the walls who had quarter given them by the Hollanders In this place the Swedes were enforced to leave divers of their new invented Ice-bridges storming Ladders and other Instruments behind them running away and leaving severall of their dead and wounded Men amongst which divers healthy men had hid themselves who afterwards kneeling with lift up hands demanded quarter which was granted to them insomuch as that a great number of Prisoners were brought in at this as well as the other stations amongst which were divers Majors Captaines of Horse and other Officers some of which died of their wounds The Lord Admirall of the united States the Barron of Wassender was in person at the head of a considerable Reserve at the Eastern Gate having severall brave and resolute Stamen in his company According unto the information of the Prisoners the King of Sweden had encouraged the Troopers who were otherwise unwilling to be dismounted and to serve on foot in the assault with his Promise to suffer them to have the Plundering of the City for three daies space and to deale with the Women as they themselves should please An exact List is a preparing of the Names of all the Officers who commanded and fought on both sides as also of those which were kil'd wounded and taken on the Enemies behalf for on our part although it be scarce credible there is not so much as an Officer or a Citizen missing and not above eight or ten Souldiers kil'd There were two or three Citizens wounded particularly two Gentlemen named Rosecrants and Rotstein the first of which died on the place and the other is dangerously hurt Meane while on the Enemies part these ensuing Generall Persons and Officers in chiefe were slain forasmuch as we can be assured of as yet The Generall of the Artilery the Earle of Steinboch St. William Vavasor Major Generall Major Generall Aschenberg Count Lodowick Lourven Ceupt Lieutenant Collonell Count Jacob Drommondt Lieutenant Collonell Collonell Gengell Collonell Staell Collonell Steinhoff Collonell Scharnestsky Collonell Hesterich Collonell Sparr Collonell Becker Collonell Berenclaw Collonell Adjatant Generall Lavoyette Collonell Lentzman Lieut. Col. Wrangell Lieut. Col. Kittinghoven Major Schmidt Capt. John Frederick of Horse Capt. Neewhugs of Horse Capt. Westerhagen of Horse Capt. Vandervosten of Horse Cap. Ugla of Foot In all 120. Inferiour Officers and 60. Officers in Chief There was found an Officer in Chief of the Swedes drowned under the Ice behinde the Danish Man of Warre whose Name is as yet unknown besides the slain and wounded men which they carried off upon their storming Ladders and Waggons wherewith they brought their Materials and Ice-Bridges Moreover the Countrey People did bury three Waggons full of dead Men in a Pit neare unto the place of execution called the Galghenberg which they were to have carryed to the Camp and over and above those which were drowned there hath already been found 566. dead Corps although there must needs be many more since they are not as yet all found and that the Enemy hath carried severall away Threescore and two Prisoners were brought into the City not is it known how many more may have hid themselves up and down about the Works some Troopers which came over to us out of the Swedes Camp relate that it is reported in the Army that they had lost three Generals eight Collonels twelve Lieutenant Collonels besides severall other Officers and at least 3000. private Souldiers but the Swedes themselves only speak of 2000. The Swedes their Word was God help us and the besieged their Word was Honest the Swedes distinction which they wore in their hats was a green bush of Juniper tied with a straw ours wore a white hankerchief in their hats the greatest part of the Enemy had white shirts over their cloathes to the end they should not be discovered in the Snow Our men have lighted upon good booty as rich Cloathes Rings coyned Gold and Silver Chains of gold whole purses full of Gold and other such like things which they found about the dead Amongst which is the Seal of Count Drommond and the Seal and gold Ring with Collonel Charles Banners Coat of Arms whereby it s presumed that he is also slain This glorious Victory is the Lords work to whom eternall praise be given for the same and for the which on the 11th of February publick Thanksgivings were returned to God in all the Churches of this City and it was very pleasing to heare the reserve of our men which were drawn up in the great place before the Kings Court when day appeared and that the Enemy was defeated and put to flight did sing aloud severall Psalms of Thanksgiving in way of rejoycing It is very observable That of so many Granadoes which the Enemy during the assault did fling in abundance upon and towards the Walls there was no hurt at all done the greatest part of them rebounding back again endammaged the Eenemy themselves so likewise did the Danes play mainly upon the Enemy with small and great Granadoes and from the Bulwork by the Water Conveyance there were 300. hand Granadoes cast forth The winde being North East was by Gods appointment very favourable for the Danes so that the greatest part of the smoake caused by the firing on both sides as well as from the Works and Walls was driven directly into the Enemies faces And the Enemy by Gods assistance being in this manner manfully repulst on all sides was constrained as suddenly to retreat as he at first did furiously fall on having a good conduct of Shot and Haile sent after him from all parts On the same day to wit the eleventh of February in the Afternoon a Swedish Trumpeter was sent into Copenhaghen desiring that the dead bodies of Major Generall Vavasor and of Collonell Gangell might be delivered unto him which was granted and in reference thereunto these following dead Corps newly found and being decently adorned and wrapt up in burying cloathes were
delivered to the said Trumpeter viz. Major General Sir William Vavasor Collonel Gangell Lieutenant Collonel Count Drommondt Lieutenant Collonel Kittinghoven Lieutenant Collonel Leutzman Lieutenant Collonel Stake Major Schmidt Captain Augustin of Horse Captain Westerhagen of Horse Captain Neewhaus of Horse Captain Vgla of Foot Three Cart-loades of Scaling Ladders which stood betwixt a Chimney and the Ravelin before the Eastern Gate were brought into the City by the Holland Souldiers which went out for booty besides a great quantity of Bridges flat-bottom'd Boates and other warlike Instruments several of which the King hath caused to be preserved for a Remembrance Moreover there are taken six Ensignes or Colours twelve Drummes two Morter-pieces and one great Petard wherewithall they thought to have opened the Longang or Line of Communication as also another Petard several great and small Granadoes and Shels filled with Powder and Bullets several Pikes and Sutes of Arms as also divers new fashioned and invented Musquets made in such a manner as that they carried a small Copper Granadoe in which there were several reportitions being boared through with a sharp Iron which was hooked at the end purposely to remain hanging in a mans cloathes and so to hurt not only one person but the several standers by but these being shot over the Walls did little or no harm at all although the Inventer of the same had a great reward from the King of Sweden Finally Some Runawayes which came lately over from the Swedish Camp do relate That six hundred of the hurt and maimed men were sent away to Rotschilt four hundred to Roeck and two hundred unto Elsenheur since there was no conveniency for them in the Camp There was found about the Lieutenant Collonel Fittinghoff who was slain on the place before the aforesaid Eastern Bulwork the ensuing Order in writing under the King of Sweden's own Seal and Signature as followeth Charles Gustave by the Grace of God King of Sweden Gothes and Vandalls c. It is his Majesties gracious Order to both the Lieutenant Collonels Lentsman and Tythinghoff That they as soon as Lieutenant Collonel Stael with his commanded men shall be advanced alongst the Ravelin on the left hand towards the Bulwork of the Citadell shall with their commanded Troopers and the Materials which they have with them leaving the said Ravelin on their left hand and passing on the right assault the long face of the half Bulwork and moreover endeavour to apply their Materials thereunto to master the said Bulwork to chase the Enemy out of the same and to keep and maintain their stands there untill they shall receive further Orders and in case they happen to be once or twice repuls't they shall notwithstanding not give over till they have mastered the same and in the mean while send speedy word to Generall Banner in what a posture they find the Enemy to be Where in his Majesty relying upon the courage and good conduct of both the said Lieutenant Collonels and their inferiour Officers doth remain confident continuing them in his Kingly gracious and good opinion In testimony whereof given under his Majesties own Hand and Seal in the Camp by Bromsou on the 8th of Febr. 1659. Subscribed thus Carel Gustaf With a Seal directed thus Order for the Lieutenant Collonels Lentsman and Tyringhoff Signed Frans Ivel About another who who was found dead by a certain Chimney before the Eastern Gate and who for certain is known to be Major Generall Vavasor having been shot through the back there was likewise found another Swedish Kingly Order of the Tennor following Charles Gustave by the Grace of God King of Sweden Goths and Vandalls c. It is his Majesties gracious Order to Major General Vavasor That as soon as Major Generall Ferssen with his joynt Brigades shall be advanced towards those parts which are ordered him He shall likewise match on towards the Bulwork with the Palsgraves the Hestericks and the English Brigades in such a manner as that the Palsgraves shall apply their Materials against the Works upon the right hand towards Amach and the Hesterick joyntly with the English on the left hand on the Works towards the crooked Line and shall use their best endeavours to assault and master the said Bulwork and having gained the same to take their Stations there on both sides of the same and there to joyn to wit on the right hand with the Generall of the Ordnance Sternbock and with Collonel Lavoyette and on the left hand with Collonel Gorgos and in case the Captain with the 50 commanded men or Collonel Gorgos who are ordered to master the crooked Line on their right hand shall not have performed the same he the said Major Generall Vavasor shall as then open the said crooked Line on the left side with those Petards which he hath with him shall drive the Enemy out of the same shall nayl up the Gunnes which he shall finde therein and so joyn himself to the Brigade on the left hand and mean while shall give notice unto his said Majesty in what a posture he doth finde the Enemy in which being put in execution the said King doth remit himself to the good courage conduct and prudence of the said Major Generall and remains committing him to Gods protection continuing him in his gracious good opinion In testimony whereof Given under his Majesties Seal and Signature in the Camp before Bromsou on the 8th of Febr. 165â— Subscribed thus Carel. Gustaf Directed thus The Order for Major Generall Vavasor Signed Frans Sael Extract out of other Letters from Coppenhaghen bearing date the 21th Febr. 1659. Since we have had a thaw in these parts there have been found above a Thousand dead bodies in all with those which we afore specified in and about the Works of this City in the Ice and Snow As likewise we have received a Confirmation of the defeat given to Generall Wrangell in an Assault which he made on the Isle of Langland where he lost 500 men besides the Earl of Waldeeck and Collonel Putcamer who were slain in the said attemp FINIS
A PERFECT RELATION Of the several Assaults and Storms MADE BY The KING of SWEDEN UPON COPENHAGHEN The chief Residence of the KING of DENMARK TOGETHER With the whole Proceedings and Particulars on both sides LONDON Printed in the Year 1658. A Perfect Relation c. ON the 4th day of this present moneth of February the English Resident Mr. Isaac Ewers who for some time since had been with the King of Sweden and at his request did return hither back again was admitted into this City of Coppenhaghen and on the next day had Audience given him by his Majesty the King of Denmark unto whom he delivered certain Letters written unto his said Majesty by the present Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England c. said Highness and by his extraordinary Envoy Sr. Philip Meddows the said Residents Propositions as well as his Letters purporting a proffered Mediation by his said Highness towards the compassing of a particular Peace between these two Nothern Crowns But by the hostile attempts which did immediately ensue it evidently appeared that the said Propositions were only set on foot by the Swedes thereby to amuse the said King of Denmark to lull him asleep as also to surprize this good City and consequenty after the taking of the same by force to subdue the whole Kingdom and to attain unto the absolute Dominion both by Sea and Land to the great prejudice of the Associated and Neighbouring Princes All which is most manifestly apparent by the ensuing Actions and Attempts For on the 5th day of this present moneth the said Resident made overture of his said Propositions though before any Answer could be thereon returned unto the said Lord Protector or unto any one else and whenas his said Majesty the the King of Denmark had sent a Trumpeter with particular Letters from some persons in this City unto their friends in the Countrey and with Letters from the Lord Admirall Opdam to have passed with them through the Swedish Camp the King of Sweden would not permit the same but only for that one time and no more suffered the Lord Opdams Letter only to pass whereby it appears that he sought for an occasion and an opportunity during this hard frost and these long nights to continue his hostile acts under a colour and pretence of a proffered Peace as the sequell doth sufficiently demonstrate Seeing after the said King of Sweden had by the advice of a Court Martiall transported the main body of his Army into Zealand out of Schonen and Punen whether he had brought them against their wills out of their own Countries being Swedes Laplanders Finnlanders Irish Scotch English Dutch and Poles He did on the 8th day of this present moneth give a charge in writing unto the chief Field-Officers of his Army to assault and storm the City of Coppenhaghen together with the Fortress of Christians Haven on all parts in a hostile manner whereof the King of Denmark was timely advertised on the self same day and some while before Moreover the Swedes would gladly have put his said bloodthirsty design in execution contrary to his said proffered overtures of Peace even before if not at the very self same time whenas the said Resident had but newly propounded it had he not been impeaded therein by other accidents which hapned and whereby he was constrained to defer it wherof we had sufficient knowledg For after the King of Sweden had in the preceding day-time made a shew of all his Forces he had in his Camp and often drawn them forth in battell array thereby to beget a fear in the Inhabitants of this City and that we were for certain informed that he would immediately make an assault upon this place He did put the same in execution about midnight between the eighth and nineth of February last whenas the Enemy it being then so dark as that a man could not see the length of a half Pistoll-shot from him did between twelve and one of the Clock in the night hastily advance by Calboch over the Ice not farre distant from the Longang or Line of Communication and the Magazin or Ammunition House and made their first assault upon a Lighter which was placed about three Msket shot from the Ammunition House and as the said Lighter was but a small one mounted but with six Guns half Brass half Iron ones and defended but by a Captain two Gunners and some Mariners whence they fired on the Enemy yet they heedded that not at all And as the Ice was not broke quite round the same the Enemy entred her kil'd one of the Mariners and took four Prisoners whereupon the Captain thereof retiring with the rest of his men into the City the Enemy fired the Hurts which were in the said Lighter which gave such a reffection upon the Ice as that the Enemy could be discerned marching in great Bodies towards this place amongst which our Canon incessantly playing and according to the relation of some Prisoners and Fugatives a Collonel of the Enemies being shot a pieces and several of their Bodies being thereby also broke and disordered the Enemy was forced to retire in a confused manner carrying away their dead men with them according to their usuall Custom But whereas the Hutts which were in the said Lighter did make a great flame the other Troops thought that a House was fired in the City for a sign all that the Town was taken and therefore in great number hastened thither but meeting those which were to have made the assault returning back again with bloody Pates they soon desisted in their design to proceeed any further About two of the Clock in the morning our men regained the Lighter quenched the fire and brought the three Guns which were thrown out of her on board again and fired therewith on the Enemy In the morning tyde there was found in the Ice which had been kept open a strange kind of Bridge which could be taken asunder and put together with it's carriage mounted on eight Wheeles which was brought into the Court-yard as also several Shels and Granadoes with crooked Hookes and other Warlike Instruments divers Skulls and Jawes of dead men And the same night the King of Sweden with his Cavalry was gotten into the Isle of Amach hoping that those Troops which he had commanded over the Ice would have forced their entrance into Christians Haven and so have facillitated his passage with his Horse into the City But his said attempt was for that time by Gods asistance frustrated and himself forced to retreat However they desisted not but the said Enemy did again with his whole might and power assault the City of Coppenhaghen and the Fortress of Christians Haven in a hostile manner betwixt the tenth and eleventh of this present Moneth about one of the Clock at night The first assault was joyntly made at three several parts From the Longang or private Conveyance which is situated behind the Kingly Pallace and the